What Went Down At Biden’s State Of The Union And Texas’s Primary Election
Now let’s check in on Trump’s chosen candidates. So far, all of them have either won their race or are leading, though a good share — 7 out of 19 — ran unopposed. If this trend continues, all of Trump’s endorsees will win by a large enough margin to avoid a primary runoff, though it’s hard to say whether Trump’s endorsement was decisive, or if they would have gotten such a large share of the vote anyway.
How Trump’s endorsees are doing tonight
House and governor candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump and their results in Texas’s
Republican primaries, as of 11 p.m. Eastern
| Candidate | Office | % Reporting | Vote Share | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Fallon* | TX-04 | 60% | 60% | Leading |
| Lance Gooden* | TX-05 | 100 | — | ✓ Won |
| Jake Ellzey* | TX-06 | 48 | 71 | ✓ Won |
| Michael McCaul* | TX-10 | 100 | — | ✓ Won |
| August Pfluger* | TX-11 | 100 | — | ✓ Won |
| Kay Granger* | TX-12 | 57 | 77 | ✓ Won |
| Ronny Jackson* | TX-13 | 100 | — | ✓ Won |
| Randy Weber* | TX-14 | 75 | 89 | ✓ Won |
| Monica De La Cruz | TX-15 | 72 | 57 | Leading |
| Jodey Arrington* | TX-19 | 100 | — | ✓ Won |
| Troy Nehls | TX-22 | 69 | 87 | ✓ Won |
| Beth Van Duyne* | TX-24 | 58 | 87 | ✓ Won |
| Roger Williams* | TX-25 | 100 | — | ✓ Won |
| Michael C. Burgess* | TX-26 | 8 | 68 | Leading |
| Michael Cloud* | TX-27 | 73 | 73 | Leading |
| John Carter* | TX-31 | 57 | 69 | Leading |
| Brian Babin* | TX-36 | 100 | — | ✓ Won |
| Wesley Hunt | TX-38 | 57 | 56 | Leading |
| Greg Abbott* | TX Gov. | 68 | 68 | ✓ Won |
We forgot to mention this earlier, but incumbent Dan Patrick easily won the Republican nomination for Texas lieutenant governor with 75 percent of precincts reporting, per the New York Times.
Nathaniel, that’s a great question (classic way to gain time during a live interview to figure out your answer). Cuellar won about 58 percent in a district that Biden won 52 percent in back in 2020, so there’s evidence he’s got decently strong local appeal. But the scandal may have eliminated that potential advantage, along with some shifts in the makeup of the district (62 percent of Cuellar’s old seat is in the new 28th District). So I’m tempted to say it won’t matter much in the end.