Texas border district Dem Cuellar beats back primary challengers
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Tano Tijerina wins Republican primary for Texas 28th Congressional District with 74.3% of vote, setting up November race against incumbent Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar.
Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
Cuellar, one of the last remaining "blue dog" conservative Democrats in the House, beat challenger Ricardo Villarreal with 58.1% of the vote to 36.9% — a margin of more than 21 percentage points with 97% of ballots counted, according to The Associated Press. Andrew Vantine was in third place with 5%. You can send tips to michael.dorgan@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @M_Dorgan.
Cuellar’s primary challenge came amid renewed scrutiny over his federal indictment last year and continued tensions within his party over border policy, though he ultimately secured renomination by a comfortable margin.
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