{"id":2254743,"date":"2024-05-29T03:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T07:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tony-gonzales-overcomes-primary-challenge-despite-opposition-from-gop-colleagues\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T03:43:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T07:43:43","slug":"tony-gonzales-overcomes-primary-challenge-despite-opposition-from-gop-colleagues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tony-gonzales-overcomes-primary-challenge-despite-opposition-from-gop-colleagues\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Gonzales triumphs over primary challenge, defying GOP peers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftony-gonzales-overcomes-primary-challenge-despite-opposition-from-gop-colleagues%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2254743&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Tony Gonzales \u2064(R-TX)\u200b emerges victorious in a widely\u200d watched primary\u200d election, securing a\u2062 path to a third term in the Texas House. Defeating a far-right\u200c contender endorsed by GOP colleagues, Gonzales \u200dclinched \u206350.7% of the \u2064vote. The win ends a divisive primary struggle in Texas\u2019s solidly Republican \u206423rd Congressional District, ensuring a strong position for\u2064 the upcoming November\u2064 election. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) triumphs in\u2062 a highly \u200canticipated primary election, paving the way for \u2064a third term in the \u200cTexas House. By defeating\u200c a far-right opponent supported by\u200b GOP peers, Gonzales secures 50.7% of the votes. This victory resolves a\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-david-perdue-halting-buckhead-city-bill-is-height-of-corruption-in-georgia-statehouse\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 David Perdue: Halting Buckhead City Bill Is \u2018Height of Corruption\u2019 in Georgia Statehouse\">contentious primary battle<\/a> in Texas\u2019s staunchly \u2064Republican 23rd Congressional District, solidifying \u2064his standing \u200dfor the forthcoming November elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tony-gonzales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tony Gonzales<\/a> (R-TX) has survived his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3016956\/tony-gonzales-plots-revenge-texas-special-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>high-profile primary election<\/a>, setting the stage for him to be reelected to a third term in his Texas House seat while defeating a far-right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-people-were-vicious-i-saw-all-kinds-of-illegal-behavior-michigan-election-witness-who-saw-4-am-illegal-ballot-drop-for-biden-speaks-out-video\/\" title=\"\"These People Were Vicious - I Saw All Kinds of Illegal Behavior\" - Michigan Election Witness Who Saw 4 AM Illegal Ballot Drop for Biden Speaks Out (VIDEO)\">challenger<\/a> who was backed by many of the incumbent\u2019s GOP colleagues in the lower chamber. <\/p>\n<p>Gonzales defeated challenger Brandon Herrera after garnering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/05\/28\/us\/elections\/results-texas-us-house-23-primary-runoff.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>50.7% of the vote with 95% of the ballots counted<\/a>.<strong> <\/strong>The <em>Associated Press <\/em>called the race in the<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/texas-republican-primary-runoff-gonzales-herrera-b4dc6b497208b820e834cdd1f82ccc65#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>incumbent\u2019s favor early Wednesday morning.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gonzales\u2019s victory brings to an end a monthslong contentious primary challenge that split the GOP as some of the Texas Republicans\u2019s peers in the House endorsed his opponent to oust him from his seat. Because Texas\u2019s 23rd Congressional District is considered solidly Republican, whoever won the primary was considered the favorite to win the seat in the November election. <\/p>\n<p>Herrera, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">gun rights<\/a> activist nicknamed the \u201cAK Guy\u201d and hard-right YouTuber, challenged Gonzales after the incumbent broke with party lines in 2022 to vote in favor of a bill that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tony-gonzales-plots-revenge-tour-for-gop-colleagues-backing-primary-challenger\/\" title=\"Tony Gonzales plans retaliation for GOP peers supporting his primary opponent\">strengthen gun safety laws<\/a>. The measure came in response to a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which is located in Gonzales\u2019s district. <\/p>\n<p>That vote is what spurred Herrera to challenge Gonzales for his seat, telling gun rights activists at an event earlier this year that \u201cif you vote against our interests, if you vote against gun rights, if you vote against the Constitution \u2026 we will challenge you, we will primary you and we will win. We will take your f***ing job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Herrera had the backing of Reps. Matt Gaetz, Bob Good (R-VA), and Ralph Norman (R-SC), and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliCraneAZ\/status\/1782470057148227772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eli Crane<\/a> (R-AZ). Gonzales has the support of Gov. Greg Abbott and House GOP leadership, including Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).<\/p>\n<p>Gonzales expressed confidence in his electoral chances even with a handful of his Republican colleagues actively campaigning against him \u2014 even going so far as to warn that such efforts would not go unpunished. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s the deal: If somebody backs your opponent and goes to your district and does events [and] are giving your opponent money \u2014 they are trying to kill you politically. And you better believe them,\u201d Gonzales told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3016956\/tony-gonzales-plots-revenge-texas-special-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interview last week\">interview last week<\/a>. \u201cSo your only option is to kill them politically. So I think there\u2019s focus on Tuesday, and then we\u2019re going to do a little purging of ourselves of our own.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Gonzales will go on to face Democratic candidate Santos Limon in the November election. The district is rated as R+5 and is expected to lean Republican. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) prevails in high-profile primary, positioning for third term. 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