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Democrat Garcia projected to win redrawn Texas congressional district over Trump-backed Republican

Result runs against a 2025 Republican map designed to favor Trump; ABC News' poll says Latino shift reflected immigration and economy concerns.

Published Nov 7, 2026 · 03:50 UTC2 reports

The short version

  • Democrat Johnny Garcia is projected to win Texas' redrawn 35th Congressional District over Republican Carlos De La Cruz.[Fox News]
  • De La Cruz called to concede, according to Garcia's X post, and the result is described as a projection.[Fox News]
  • Fox News reports the district was reshaped in 2025 at Trump's urging to favor him by roughly 10 points.[Fox News]
  • ABC News' Voter Poll says Latino voters in Texas swung back from Trump over immigration and the economy.[ABC News]

Key facts

  • Democrat Johnny Garcia is projected to win Texas' newly redrawn 35th Congressional District, defeating Republican Carlos De La Cruz.[Fox News]
  • Garcia said in an X post that De La Cruz called him to concede the race.[Fox News]
  • Republican lawmakers reshaped the district in 2025 at Trump's urging, toward territory that would have favored Trump by roughly 10 points in the 2024 presidential election.[Fox News]
  • The Republican-controlled Texas legislature redrew congressional maps in 2025 in a mid-decade effort aimed at giving the GOP five more House seats.[ABC News]
  • ABC News' Voter Poll showed 67% of Hispanics who voted in the state's Senate race said Trump administration immigration enforcement actions have gone too far.[ABC News]
  • All four Rio Grande Valley counties saw voter turnout rise from 2022, and the state saw an overall turnout increase of about 6%.[ABC News]

What remains uncertain

  • The Garcia win is described as a projection, and the provided reporting does not describe a certified final result.[Fox News]
  • The explanation for the Latino swing is attributed to ABC News' Voter Poll and a professor's comments and is not independently confirmed in the provided reporting.[ABC News]

Sources

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