De La Cruz, Garcia Win Texas 35 Runoffs With 57.6% and 63.8%

13 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 27

Carlos De La Cruz won the Republican runoff with 18,827 votes, or 57.6%, defeating John Lujan’s 42.4% in Texas’s 35th Congressional District.
Johnny C. Garcia took the Democratic runoff with 12,834 votes, or 63.8%, beating Maureen Galindo’s 36.2% as results were reported from all four counties at more than 95% counted.
De La Cruz lost Bexar County by 1.8 points but built his margin with wins of 36 points in Guadalupe, 15 in Wilson and 27 in Karnes.
Garcia carried every county, including Bexar by 27 points and Guadalupe by 29, giving him a broad districtwide advantage on the Democratic side.
The Cook Political Report rates the district Likely Republican, leaving De La Cruz with a strong edge in November after his Trump-backed runoff win.

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