Rep. Henry Cuellar finishes runoff 281 votes ahead of Jessica Cisneros

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This is a decent lead but time will tell, Only two Justice Democrat emails for funds have hit my email box so far today

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WASHINGTON — With every vote counted in a fiercely contested South Texas Democratic primary runoff, longtime congressman Henry Cuellar was 281 votes ahead of progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros.

Cuellar declared victory last week, after coming in 177 votes ahead of Cisneros on Election Day. The remaining uncounted ballots expanded his lead by another 104 votes, final results from each county in the district showed.

“As I said on election night, the margin will hold — and it has not only held but grown,” Cuellar said in a statement.

Cuellar called for those who voted against him in the runoff to back him in the general election, when Republicans hope Cassy Garcia, a former staffer for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, will flip the long blue district.

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1. Rep. Cuellar has declared vistory

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2. Damn

Well, at least Kurt Schraeder lost his primary in Oregon. The Fifth District has a golden opportunity to trade up on Election Day.

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3. Ugh

A missed opportunity if this holds.