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News: Uvalde, Texas
AUSTIN (77WABC) — A special election for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives yielded a Republican victory, as the GOP works to regain control of Congress.
Republican Mayra Flores — who will be the first Mexican congresswoman — unofficially defeated democratic candidate Dan Sanchez 51% to 43% in Texas’ 34th Congressional District.
Rep. Filemon Vela, who held the seat for nearly 10 years, resigned in March and vacated the seat. Flores will finish out the remainder of Vela’s term, which expires in January.
Republicans were eager to win the seat and gain new ground in the Lone Star state. The 34th Congressional District will essentially be dissolved later this year after a newly redrawn map favoring current 15th Congressional District Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, the Democratic nominee for November’s General Election to represent the 34th District, was constructed.
