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Colin Allred wins Texas U.S. House primary runoff, unseating LGBTQ+ trailblazer Rep. Julie Johnson

Allred defeated incumbent Julie Johnson in the Democratic runoff for Texas’ 33rd Congressional District.

Colin Allred wins Texas U.S. House primary runoff, unseating LGBTQ+ trailblazer Rep. Julie Johnson
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Colin Allred defeated incumbent Julie Johnson in the Democratic runoff for Texas’ newly redrawn 33rd Congressional District. The result ends Johnson’s tenure in Congress and removes a historic LGBTQ+ representative from the Southern delegation.

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Colin Z. Allred Former U.S. Representative (D-TX)
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Colin Z. Allred
Former U.S. Representative (D-TX)

Democratic primary runoff winner in Texas’ 33rd Congressional District

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Julie Johnson
D · TX-32

Incumbent defeated in the Democratic primary runoff

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Texas state representative and Senate candidate who backed Johnson

Representative who endorsed Allred

Ted Cruz
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator who defeated Allred in an earlier Senate campaign

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Colin Allred Defeats Julie Johnson in Democratic Primary Runoff

Outlets agree that Colin Allred defeated Julie Johnson in a Democratic runoff for a redrawn Texas House district. Left-leaning outlets stress Johnson’s historic LGBTQ+ role and the loss of representation her defeat brings. Center outlets focus on the result, redistricting and the November matchup. Right-leaning outlets pair the result with criticism of Allred’s challenge and the dispute over the response.

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