From left, Congressman Colin Allred, Texas state Rep. Julie Johnson and former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez In the primary race to determine which Democrat will be running for U.S.
senator in November, MSNBC has called the race for Congressman Colin Allred, the LGBTQ ally who has represented the 32nd Congressional District since defeating Republican incumbent Pete Sessions in November 2018.
With 57 percent of the votes counted, Allred has 62 percent, leading Roland Gutierrez with with 16 percent and Mark Gonzalez with 8 percent.
In the Republican Primary for Senate, incumbent Ted Cruz, with 89 percent, has won an easy race over two challengers, Redd Gibson and Rufus Lopez.