Democrat flips Gonzales’s former House seat in Texas

Texas Democratic Senate candidate Katy Padilla Stout is projected to win the Lone Star State’s open seat for the 23rd Congressional District vacated by former Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), according to preliminary results from Decision Desk HQ.

Padilla Stout defeated YouTube personality Brandon Herrera (R), an outspoken firearms advocate with President Trump’s endorsement. She ran in a district that the election handicapper Cook Political Report predicted would be a likely win for Herrera.

She notched almost 52 percent while Herrera garnered about 44 percent, with 55 percent of the vote reported early Wednesday.

Gonzales departed the House in April following a reported affair with a staffer who later died by suicide. Facing growing........

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