Republican Mayra Flores prevailed Tuesday in a special election for an open congressional seat in South Texas, marking a major breakthrough for Republicans eager to blaze new inroads in the historically blue region.
Republicans have been eager to flip the seat as part of their offensive in South Texas after Biden’s underperformance throughout the predominantly Hispanic region.
An Hispanic Republican woman flipped an historically Democratic U.S. House seat in South Texas Tuesday night in a special election setting the stage for Republicans to make major strides in the mid term elections in November nationwide.