Politics & Government

Republican, Democratic U.S. House 23 Texas Primary Results

A handful of candidates were on each party's ballot for the primary, aiming to compete in November for Will Hurd's seat.

Live vote totals from the U.S. House Democratic, Republican primary race in Texas's 23rd congressional district.
Live vote totals from the U.S. House Democratic, Republican primary race in Texas's 23rd congressional district. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

Nine Republican candidates and five Democratic candidates were on their respective party ballots in a bid to be on the November ballot for the U.S. House race in Texas' 23rd congressional district, the seat being vacated by Republican incumbent Will Hurd who has represented the border district since 2015.

Hurd, 42, a former CIA officer, announced in August that he would not seek reelection. The Texas Republican was an outlier in his party for opposing President Donald Trump's immigration policies, including his push to build a wall along the southern U.S. border.

Below are the resulsts for the Republican primary for U.S. House 23 with nearly all precincts reporting:

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According to The Texas Tribune, Tony Gonzales and Raul Reyes will head to a runoff in the Republican primary.

Alma Arredondo-Lynch: 5,404 votes

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Darwin Boedeker: 736 votes

Alia Ureste: 1,037 votes

Tony Gonzales: 11,530 votes

Cecil B. "Burt" Jones: 1,546 votes

Jeff McFarlin: 4,240 votes

Raul Reyes: 9,570 votes

Sharon Breckenridge Thomas: 2,500 votes

Ben Van Winkle: 4,424 votes

Below are the results for the Democratic primary for U.S. House 23 with nearly all precincts reporting:

According to The Texas Tribune, Gina Ortiz Jones is the winner in the Democratic primary.

Rosalinda "Rosey" Ramos Abuabara: 7,099 votes

Jaime Escruder: 2,843 votes

Gina Ortiz Jones: 43,811 votes

Ricardo R. Madris: 4,637 votes

Efrain V. Valdez: 7,163 votes


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