It's Johnny Garcia vs. Carlos De La Cruz in San Antonio's new TX35
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After much hand-wringing and money spent by national Democrats, Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Garcia easily fended off family therapist Maureen Galindo in the expensive, late-breaking primary runoff for Texas’ 35th Congressional District on Tuesday night.
Galindo’s controversial views surrounding U.S. involvement in Israel thrust the little-watched race into the national spotlight — at the same time her low-budget campaign suddenly received a surge of money from Republicans trying to boost a weaker nominee for November.
Garcia ended the night with 64% of the vote to Galindo’s 36%.
The newly redistricted San Antonio-area seat was meant to cushion Republicans’ razor-thin U.S. House majority this November, with the conservative Texas Legislature drawing themselves what looked to be a slam dunk.
But Democrats have been winning some races in red territory since then, and both parties wound up with tougher-than-expected primaries that cou…