Kay Granger Wins U.S. House 12 Texas Republican Primary

Kay Granger fought off of a challenge from fellow Republican Chris Putnam in a bid to keep her seat in Congress representing the state's 12th congressional district, according to The Texas Tribune and The Associated Press.

Voters across the country cast their ballots on Super Tuesday, choosing their preferred candidates for the Democratic and Presidential nominations. Registered voters in Texas also cast their ballots in federal and statewide races.

According to the latest results from The Texas Secretary of State's Office as of midnight, Granger is ahead with 57 percent (9528) of the vote while Putnam trails her with 43 percent (7309).

Granger is the only Republican woman who represents Texas in Congress and was elected to her 12th term in 2018. She has the endorsement of President Donald Trump in her bid to once again be on the ballot in November.

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Granger's challenger, Chris Putnam, has worked in the tech industry and says he will be a true ally to Trump in Washington. According to The New York Times, Putnam is being helped by funding from outside of Texas in his bid to be on the November ballot.

"In a primary race that reflects the internal struggles of the Republican Party under President Trump, Mr. Putnam is attacking Ms. Granger as not conservative enough for Texas’s 12th Congressional District and insufficiently supportive of the president," the Times wrote in a recent story profiling the race.