Congressman John Carter Secures Nomination for Re-election in Crowded GOP Primary
Congressman John Carter (official photo). Background photo by Samuel Schroth by Unsplash.
Mary Elise O'Bar is a reporter for The Texan, residing in Southeast Texas. She was born and raised on a small ranch west of Houston, hopping from East-Central Texas to a temporary stay in Washington, D.C. where she worked as a journalist. While studying Liberal Arts, Mary Elise primarily covers Texas statewide politics with The Texan. Read Mary Elise's articles.
Congressman John Carter (R-TX-31) won outright his Republican primary for re-election in a crowded field of challengers on Tuesday night, including conservative social media figure Valentina Gomez Noriega and the “ShamWow Guy” infomercial star.
Carter secured 60 percent of the vote as of 10 p.m. on Tuesday night, trailed by Richard Hamden, who collected 8.83 percent, per the Texas Secretary of State’s unofficial results.
He successfully weeded out his challengers, including Offer Vince Shlomi, also known as the “ShamWow Guy” infomercial pi…