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PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts) Wed Sep 19, 2018, 12:46 AM Sep 2018

TX SENATE RUNOFF: Flores pulls off upset over Gallego for District 19 seat

Republican Peter Flores pulled off an upset Tuesday night by defeating former U.S. Congressman Pete Gallego in their special election runoff for a Texas Senate seat.

Flores will finish the term of convicted felon Carlos Uresti as the next state senator for District 19.

Much of District 19 is located on the Texas-Mexico border, and both candidates agreed, each ballot cast could shape the future of the Lone Star State's approach on immigration reform.

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Flores, a Republican and former state game warden, challenged Uresti in 2016, while Gallego, a Democrat, is a former state representative and U.S. congressman.

Read the rest at: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/elections/tx-senate-runoff-flores-pulls-off-upset-over-gallego-for-district-19-seat/269-595993272

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TX SENATE RUNOFF: Flores pulls off upset over Gallego for District 19 seat (Original Post) PoliticAverse Sep 2018 OP

Unfortunate news. TexasTowelie Sep 2018 #1

Hard to believe anybody on the border would vote Reep! ananda Sep 2018 #2

Abortion, abortion, abortion. LeftInTX Sep 2018 #4

Makes lieutenant governor's race even more important hurl Sep 2018 #3

TexasTowelie

(112,252 posts)

1. Unfortunate news.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2018, 12:49 AM

Sep 2018

It's going to be difficult to cut into the GOP supermajority in the Senate.

ananda

(28,866 posts)

2. Hard to believe anybody on the border would vote Reep!

Reply to PoliticAverse (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2018, 09:52 AM

Sep 2018

People are crazy in Texas!

And nothing will change for the better, only for the worse!

LeftInTX

(25,383 posts)

4. Abortion, abortion, abortion.

Reply to ananda (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 02:28 AM

Sep 2018

That is what this election was all about.

I live across the street from this senate district, (boundary in my backyard) so I got Facebook Ads from the Republican. Ads stating that Pete Gallego supported partial birth abortion.

hurl

(938 posts)

3. Makes lieutenant governor's race even more important

Reply to PoliticAverse (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2018, 02:43 PM

Sep 2018

The race for lieutenant governor, the state's most powerful position, is now even more critical. The winner will be able to set the legislative agenda, and with a likely Republican super-majority, Democrats will be completely shut out unless we pick up this spot.

Democrat Mike Collier is running a strong campaign but getting much less coverage. Republican Dan Patrick has refused to debate.

For Texans, this race will have MUCH more day-to-day personal impact on our lives than any other, even Beto's. Whoever is able, please pitch in for Mike.

https://www.collierfortexas.com/

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