{"id":2607179,"date":"2026-05-26T23:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnny-garcia-wins-texas-democratic-runoff-election\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T23:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:48:11","slug":"johnny-garcia-wins-texas-democratic-runoff-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnny-garcia-wins-texas-democratic-runoff-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Garcia wins Texas Democratic runoff election"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fjohnny-garcia-wins-texas-democratic-runoff-election%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=2607179&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>Johnny Garcia won the Democratic primary runoff for Texas\u2019s 35th Congressional District, defeating Maureen Galindo 60.5% to 39.5% as called by the Associated Press. the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >race drew major attention due<\/a> to controversy around Galindo\u2019s campaign, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-shocked-gina-carano-fought-back-as-her-movie-deal-with-daily-wire-goes-viral\/\" title=\"Media Shocked Gina Carano Fought Back As Her Movie Deal With Daily Wire Goes Viral\">inflammatory social media posts<\/a> that drew antisemitism-related backlash and prompted some Democrats to distance themselves and call for her expulsion if elected.<\/p>\n<p>Questions were also raised about her campaign finances, including reports of donations from the Led Left PAC and alleged connections to Republican operatives. Garcia, who launched his campaign in October after working as a spokesman for the Bexar County Sheriff\u2019s Office, had support from prominent Texas Democrats such as Rep. Greg Casar and James Talarico.<\/p>\n<p>The 35th District had been substantially reshaped by Texas\u2019s new congressional map, shifting it away from the Austin area and toward parts of south and northeast Texas counties around Bexar, which influenced who ran where-Casar ultimately sought the newly Austin-centered 37th District instead and won it 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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnny Garcia won the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1964\">Democratic<\/a> primary runoff for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a>\u2018s 35th Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating opponent Maureen Galindo in a closely watched race shaped by controversy surrounding Galindo\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garcia received 60.5% of the vote to Galindo\u2019s 39.5% when the <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4583010\/republicans-fall-in-line-ken-paxton-victory\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  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                                                                                                       <\/div>\n<h3>Christian Menefee beats longtime Democrat Al Green in runoff<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the final weeks before the election, Galindo, a self-described sex therapist, faced a firestorm of backlash over a series of inflammatory social media posts that critics condemned as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"376\">antisemitic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe\u2019ll turn Karnes ICE Detention Center into a prison for American Zionists and former ICE officers for human trafficking,\u201d Galindo <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4575617\/maureen-galindo-zionists-ice-internment-camps\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4575617\/maureen-galindo-zionists-ice-internment-camps\/\">wrote<\/a> in a recent Instagram post. \u201cIt will also be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-democratic-house-candidate-vows-to-intern-zionists-and-ex-ice-officers\/\" title=\"Texas Democratic House candidate vows to intern Zionists and ex-...\">castration processing center<\/a> for pedophiles, which will probably be most of the Zionists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remarks prompted several Democrats to distance themselves from her candidacy, including two <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jewish\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1678\">Jewish<\/a> House Democrats who said they would <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4577166\/democrats-vow-expel-texas-house-candidate-galindo-if-she-wins\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4577166\/democrats-vow-expel-texas-house-candidate-galindo-if-she-wins\/\">support expelling <\/a>her from Congress if she won the seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions also emerged over Galindo\u2019s campaign financing after reports that her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-dem-skirts-self-imposed-corporate-money-ban-with-corporate-lobbyist-fundraiser\/\" title=\"Maryland Dem Skirts Self-Imposed Corporate Money Ban with Corporate Lobbyist Fundraiser\">campaign received thousands<\/a> of dollars from Lead Left PAC, a political action committee Democrats have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4577680\/actblue-refuse-donation-maureen-galindo-texas-antisemitic-comment\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4577680\/actblue-refuse-donation-maureen-galindo-texas-antisemitic-comment\/\">alleged<\/a> has ties to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"926\">Republican<\/a> operatives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garcia launched his campaign in October after serving for several years as a spokesman for the Bexar County Sheriff\u2019s Office. He secured endorsements from multiple prominent Texas Democrats, including Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) and Democratic Senate nominee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-talarico\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17710\">James Talarico<\/a>, who previously said he would not campaign alongside Galindo if she became the nominee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the March primary, Galindo and Garcia advanced to the runoff after finishing ahead of two other Democratic candidates, with Galindo winning 29% of the vote and Garcia receiving 27%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans held a runoff in the district, with Carlos De La Cruz besting state Rep. John Lujan for the GOP nomination by 57.7% to 42.3%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Texas\u2019s 35th Congressional District was originally created after the 2010 census to accommodate the state\u2019s rapid population growth. The district historically stretched along the Interstate 35 corridor, linking Democratic-leaning areas of east Austin and San Antonio through Hays, Comal, and Caldwell counties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4460164\/trump-endorsement-tracker-gop-2026-election-primaries\/\">TRUMP ENDORSEMENT TRACKER: HERE\u2019S WHO THE PRESIDENT HAS PICKED IN GOP MIDTERM ELECTION PRIMARIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, after Texas lawmakers approved a new congressional map last year, the district was significantly redrawn and is now considered more favorable to Republicans. The new boundaries shift the district away from Austin and center it around south, east, and northeast Bexar County, along with Guadalupe, Karnes, and Wilson counties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The redistricting changes also prompted Casar, the district\u2019s current representative, to run instead for the newly Austin-centered 37th District after Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) announced his retirement. Casar later won that Democratic primary with more than 80% of the vote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnny Garcia wins Texas 35th Dem runoff, defeating Galindo 60.5%-39.5%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2607180,"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\/05\/congress-building.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[80313,32321,80312,37104],"class_list":["post-2607179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democratic-runoff","tag-election-results","tag-johnny-garcia","tag-texas-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/congress-building.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607179","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\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607179"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607183,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607179\/revisions\/2607183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2607180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}