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Election night in San Antonio: Tony Gonzales likely headed to runoff

Gonzales appeared headed to a runoff against Brandon Herrera in his bid to hold his Texas House seat.

Election night in San Antonio: Tony Gonzales likely headed to runoff
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Mar 4, 2026
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Live election-night updates reported that U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales and challenger Brandon Herrera appeared headed to a runoff in the Texas Republican primary. The article also tracked other statewide and local contests, including a Senate runoff and a close Democratic Senate primary.

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ALSO MENTIONED  Alicia "Ali" Perez, Challenger to County Court-at-Law Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez; Ashley Foster, Republican candidate for Bexar County district attorney; Besa Martin, Kendall County Republican candidate for county judge; Christine "Chris" Castillo, Bexar County district clerk candidate; Clay Jenkins, Dallas County judge; Cynthia Castro, Bexar County clerk candidate; David McArthur, Republican primary challenger to Texas state representative Marc LaHood; Gina Hinojosa, Texas state representative and Democratic gubernatorial candidate; Gloria Martinez, Bexar County district clerk and candidate; Greg Abbott, Texas governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Jane Davis, Democratic candidate for Bexar County district attorney; Joe Gonzales, Outgoing Bexar County district attorney; Kristen Hoyt, Former Comal County tax assessor-collector and Republican nominee for county judge; Lucy Adame-Clark, Bexar County clerk and Democratic primary candidate; Luz Elena Chapa, Democratic candidate for Bexar County district attorney; Marc LaHood, Texas state representative and Republican primary candidate; Mari Sanchez Belew, Bexar County clerk candidate; Michele Carew, Bexar County elections administrator; Monica Ramirez Alcántara, Former Democratic Party chair and Bexar County district clerk candidate; Peter Sakai, Bexar County judge and Democratic primary candidate for county judge; Ricky Gleason, Kendall County Republican candidate for county judge; Ron Nirenberg, Former San Antonio mayor and Democratic candidate for Bexar County judge; Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez, County Court-at-Law judge and reelection candidate; Shane Stolarczyk, Incumbent Kendall County judge and Republican primary candidate; Shannon Locke, Candidate for Bexar County district attorney; Veronica Legarreta, Candidate for Bexar County district attorney

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Tony Gonzales and Brandon Herrera Head to Texas GOP Runoff

Tony Gonzales and Brandon Herrera are headed to a May 26 runoff after neither won a majority in the Texas Republican primary. Right-leaning outlets frame the runoff through scrutiny of Gonzales over allegations involving a former staffer; one article also presents Herrera’s challenge as a test of gun-rights activism and opposition to Gonzales’s gun-control vote.

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