There will be no changes in the makeup of the Rio Grande Valley’s congressional delegation. With the unofficial election night results counted, District 34 Congressman Vicente Gonzalez has defeated Republican Mayra Flores. Gonzalez has 52 percent of the vote to Flores’ 48 percent in their rematch from 2022.
It was an easier victory for District 15 Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz. She won 57 percent of the vote to beat Michelle Vallejo who took 43 percent in their rematch from two years ago. De La Cruz had defeated Vallejo by eight percentage points in 2022.
Longtime District 28 Congressman Henry Cuellar won re-election to an 11th term. Cuellar held off conservative Jay Furman, winning with 52 percent of the vote.