Democratic Incumbent Rep. Cuellar to Face GOP Judge for Redrawn Texas Seat

Democratic incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar will face Republican Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina in the midterm battle for Texas’ 28th Congressional District after winning their respective primaries in a district that Republicans hope to flip. With 87 percent reporting, Cuellar won the Democratic primary with 58.1 percent of the vote, compared with his opponents: Army veteran Ricardo Villarreal, with 36.9 percent, and businessman Andrew Vantine, with 5 percent On the Republican side, Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina easily won the top spot with 74.3 percent of the vote, compared with 25.7 percent for animal rescue activist Eileen Day, with 87 percent reporting.  The competitive South Texas congressional district is one of five in the state that Texas Republicans redrew in hopes of bolstering their party’s chances of maintaining control of Congress....