our own von hilliard on the ground. >> i voted for the democratic candidate. >> reporter: do you usually vote democratic? >> no, i'm a republican, but lasko seemed to want to go to congress and get things done. >> reporter: who did you vote for? >> debby, absolutely. overall i'm a republican, have voted republicans my whole life, believe in all the measures that president trump is putting in place and believe that debby supports all that. >> joining me now hiral tipirneni who is the democratic candidate in the race, dr. tipirneni, thank you so much for being here. >> thank you for having me, i appreciate it. >> we were able to catch up with your opponent debbie lasko a little bit earlier. >> i'm just a better fit for this district, whether it be securing the border, my opponent is not really in favor -- she doesn't want to put any money towards a border wall or improving education. i really have been a strong