{"id":2575868,"date":"2026-03-04T02:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T07:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/valerie-foushee-declares-victory-in-texas-house-primary-but-recount-possible\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T02:42:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T07:42:28","slug":"valerie-foushee-declares-victory-in-texas-house-primary-but-recount-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/valerie-foushee-declares-victory-in-texas-house-primary-but-recount-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Valerie Foushee declares victory in Texas House primary but recount possible"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fvalerie-foushee-declares-victory-in-texas-house-primary-but-recount-possible%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=2575868&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. Valerie Foushee (D-NC) declared victory in a highly competitive Democratic primary against progressive challenger nida Allam, but the race remained too close to call and could trigger a recount. With about 99% of votes counted, the AP reported Foushee at 49.2% to Allam\u2019s 48.2%. A runoff is not expected since more than 30% is enough to win the nomination, but a recount can be requested if the margin stays within 1%. Allam framed the contest as a test of progressive momentum and highlighted substantial outside spending, focusing on Foushee\u2019s past pro-Israel support and a 2024 trip to Israel; she also noted spending by AIPAC-linked groups in 2022 and 2024. Reports note that Article One PAC spent about $600,000 in support of Foushee near the end of the primary. If Foushee\u2019s win is finalized, she is seen as highly likely to win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up State Legislatures, Picked Up Governorship, Held the Senate -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">general election<\/a>, with Cook Political Report rating the district as solid Democrat and 2024 results showing Kamala Harris carrying the district by a large margin.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rep. Valerie Foushee declares victory in competitive primary with recount likely<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2521856\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"h-rep-valerie-foushee-d-nc-defeated-her-progressive-challenger-on-tuesday-night-capping-off-months-of-enormous-outside-spending-from-the-incumbent-s-opponents-targeting-her-over-previous-pro-israel-stances\">Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-NC) declared victory over her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/progressives\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1115\">progressive<\/a> challenger early Wednesday morning, but the race remains too close to call and is within the margin for a recount.<\/p>\n<p>The polls in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"552\">North Carolina<\/a> closed at 7:30 p.m., with election results beginning to roll out around 8:30 p.m. As of 12:45 a.m., Foushee had 49.2% of the vote compared to progressive candidate Nida Allam&rsquo;s 48.2%, with 99% of the vote counted, per the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4479256\/texas-gop-senate-primary-cornyn-paxton-hunt\/\">John Cornyn to face Ken Paxton in costly Texas Senate runoff<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4479480\/dallas-police-arrest-man-ken-paxton-election-party\/\">Dallas police arrest man outside Ken Paxton election night watch party<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4479352\/texas-democrats-dallas-county-precinct-voting\/\">Texas Supreme Court pauses ruling that extended voting hours in Dallas County<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ReubenJones1\/status\/2029061346575225195?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ReubenJones1\/status\/2029061346575225195?s=20\">According to reports<\/a>, Foushee said in a release that she is &ldquo;deeply humbled to have the opportunity to represent this district for another term.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The race is not expected to head for a runoff, as candidates only need to secure more than 30% of the vote to win the party nomination. But a recount can be requested by a second-place candidate if the race falls within a 1% margin as set by state law.<\/p>\n<p>This is Allam&rsquo;s second attempt to beat Foushee, after losing to the congresswoman by nine points in the 2022 primary to replace former Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-price\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8529\">David Price<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The primary election caps off months of enormous outside spending from the incumbent&rsquo;s opponents targeting her over previous <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\">pro-Israel stances<\/a>, as well as growing frustration among younger voters who did not view Foushee as confrontational enough in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pushing progressive values<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Allam spent much of her campaign aggressively highlighting that Foushee benefited in 2022 from over $2.1 million in spending by the pro-Israel lobbying group, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/aipac\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2620\">American Israel Public Affairs Committee<\/a>. She also pointed to a 2024 trip the congresswoman took to the Jewish state.<\/p>\n<p>But the anti-Israel push, as well as the flood of cash from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-repeats-itself-democrats-are-using-tactics-of-the-marxists-of-1917-in-russia-to-steal-2020-election\/\" title=\"History ...eats Itself: Democrats Are Using Tactics of the Marxists of 1917 in Russia to Steal 2020 Election\">progressive groups<\/a>, may not have been enough to oust Foushee &mdash; despite the fact that Article One PAC, a group tied to a billionaire AIPAC donor, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/readsludge.com\/2026\/02\/26\/aipac-donor-tied-group-drops-six-figures-for-foushee-2\/\">dropped $600,000<\/a> on media supporting the congresswoman in the week leading up to the primaries.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4478465\/trump-denies-israel-forced-us-attack-iran\/\">TRUMP DENIES ISRAEL &lsquo;FORCED&rsquo; US TO ATTACK IRAN: &lsquo;I MIGHT HAVE FORCED ISRAEL&rsquo;S HAND&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Progressives viewed Foushee&rsquo;s race as a chance to build on the momentum achieved in the 2025 elections, when New York City Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11802\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who was heavily favored by establishment Democrats. Social justice activist Analilia Mejia bested former Rep. Tom Malinowski in a crowded Democratic primary for a special election in New Jersey&rsquo;s 11th Congressional District last month, handing progressives another victory.<\/p>\n<p>If Foushee is declared the official winner of Tuesday&rsquo;s primary, she is all but assured to win the general election. It is rated a solid Democrat by the nonpartisan <em>Cook Political Report. <\/em>Former Vice President Kamala Harris carried the district by 46 percentage points in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foushee wins close NC primary; recount possible<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2575869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/foushee-allam-2026-e1772224249511.jpg?1772205451&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6571,5894,6275,3694,75034],"class_list":["post-2575868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-elections","tag-politics","tag-recount","tag-texas","tag-valerie-foushee"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/foushee-allam-2026-e1772224249511.jpg?1772205451&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2575868"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575872,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575868\/revisions\/2575872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2575869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2575868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2575868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2575868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}