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As a result of her fiscal policies, business focused programs and results oriented agenda, during her tenure as Mayor, Irving: ... BETH VAN DUYNE FOR CONGRESS, COLLINS FOR TEXAS, TONY GONZALES FOR CONGRESS, AUGUST PFLUGER FOR CONGRESS, HUNT FOR CONGRESS, AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS 5900 Memorial Drive, Suite 215, Houston TX 77007 . On Wednesday afternoon, Gonzales' campaign announced it had hired two prominent election lawyers, Chris Gober of Austin and J.D. Hurd's district is one of the Democrats' best pickup opportunities this fall nationwide. first.parentNode.insertBefore(script, first); July 15, 2020 At the same time, Trump said there were "two very good candidates" in the runoff and that he got involved "really at the last moment," after many early votes were cast. Tom Emmer, chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, said in a statement that Gonzales "is a perfect fit for this district and I look forward to helping to tell his inspiring story.". Ortiz Jones, a former Air Force intelligence officer, ran against Hurd for the seat in 2018, losing the race by fewer than 1,000 votes. Tony Gonzales and Raul Reyes were separated by 7 votes in unofficial results for the Republican primary runoff to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes. Do you value our journalism? The effective conclusion of the recount caps a process that began over a month ago. Gonzales' win also is good news for President Donald Trump, who backed him in the homestretch of the runoff — three days after U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz endorsed Reyes. The Trump-backed Tony Gonzales was ahead of Cruz's pick, Raul Reyes, by just seven votes out of 24,685 with all polling locations reporting, according to unofficial results. Raul Reyes, who finished 45 votes behind Gonzales in the July 14 runoff, announced Friday evening that he was abandoning the recount. Gonzales on Friday declared on Facebook that the recount over and asked for Reyes' supporters to get behind his campaign. Reyes, a former Navy cryptologist, also had the backing of Hurd and House GOP leadership. The recount of the Republican primary runoff for the national battleground seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, has reached an end, and Tony Gonzales remains the winner. More: Raul Reyes wants recount in Congressional District 23 runoff with Tony Gonzales, More: Texas runoff: Tony Gonzales narrowly leads Raul Reyes in Republican House District 23 race. Reyes, a former Navy cryptologist, also had the backing of Hurd and House GOP leadership. ", Meanwhile, the House GOP arm congratulated Gonzales on becoming the nominee and argued that Gonzales has deeper roots in the district than Jones. Click here to subscribe to elpasotimes.com. Reyes announced July 31 he would seek a recount, and it began 11 days later. The Trump-backed Tony Gonzales was ahead of Cruz's pick, Raul Reyes, by just seven votes out of 24,685 with all polling locations reporting, according to unofficial results. Tony Gonzales has declared victory in his runoff for the Republican candidacy to represent Texas' 23rd District. Texas law allows the candidate with the fewer votes to ask for a recount if their margin is smaller than 10% of the votes received by the candidate with more votes. script.id = 'commitchange-script'; No News is Bad News. While the massive district has 29 counties, the seven counties referenced by the Reyes campaign made up over 80% of the vote on election night. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee welcomed Gonzales to the general election with English- and Spanish-language videos attacking him for the same things. Abbott issues order allowing just one mail-in-ballot drop-off location per Texas county, San Antonio may be a blue city, but these two ZIP codes are among the nation's biggest Trump donors, Texas Republicans sue to stop Gov. var first = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; Cruz had lobbied Trump to stay out of the runoff.
var npo = 5273; The party's nominee is Gina Ortiz Jones, who lost to Hurd by a razor-thin margin in 2018. Perhaps it goes without saying — but producing quality journalism isn't cheap. San Antonio native and 20-year Navy veteran Tony Gonzales recently announced he will seek Texas Congressional District 23’s seat in the US House of Representatives during the 2020 elections.Gonzales, who enlisted in the Navy out of San Antonio at age 18 as an E1 and retired a month ago as an E9 (Master Chief), says his love for America and his conservative outlook on the world is … September 25, 2020, San Antonio's Dominion neighborhood has no shortage of fancy swimming pools, but how many houses in that exclusive enclave have, Sometimes homes for sale have an extra room as a potential Airbnb rental, but this house five minutes from the, Whether they stayed in San Antonio for the long haul or grew up elsewhere, these celebrities were all born in, By San Antonio Current Staff | by Patrick Svitek
Show us with your support. Want more news like this? "This race isn’t over until every legal vote is counted," Reyes said. © 2020 "The general election begins now, and Tony Gonzales will welcome the help of everyone in this district to win in November," said Matt Mackowiak, a spokesperson for Gonzales. Tony Gonzales results top vote-getter, will face Reyes in runoff for congress.
Tags: Raul Reyes, Will Hurd, Tony Gonzales, recount, Gina Ortiz Jones, election, 2020 election, November election, Texas politics, South Texas, San Antonio, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, TV ads, Matt Mackowiak, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Image. How common a presidential contested election is and how it works. Tony Gonzales and Raul Reyes were separated by 7 votes in unofficial results for the Republican primary runoff to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes. "I am grateful to everyone who helped us in this incredible primary campaign, and I look forward to winning this race in November and always fighting for Texas District 23!". While the massive district has 29 counties, the seven counties referenced by the Reyes campaign made up over 80% of the vote on election night. Will Hurd , R-Helotes, has reached an end, and Tony Gonzales remains the winner. All parts of this site Copyright © 2020 San Antonio Current. September 18, 2020. Jackson easily defeated his rival, Josh Winegarner, on Tuesday night. var script = document.createElement('script'); Trump also starred in a robocall for Gonzales that went out Monday and held a tele-town hall with him on the eve of the runoff. Trump himself weighed in on the uncertain outcome Wednesday afternoon, telling reporters in Washington, D.C., that Gonzales could have a "tremendous win." The memo argued that after a contentious runoff, Gonzales would be "defined" by his affiliation with Trump, who lost the district in 2016, and views on health care. On Friday night, Jones' campaign released a memo that noted her big head start but insisted it is "taking nothing for granted," noting it already is airing its second TV ad of the general election.
The recount of the Republican primary runoff for the national battleground seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, has reached an end, and Tony Gonzales remains the winner. Reyes' campaign said seven of the largest counties in the district had been recounted, and while he narrowed his deficit to 39 votes, it was "not enough to justify continuing with the counting of ballots." Pauerstein of San Antonio, to lead its legal team overseeing the final ballots. Coming out of election night, Reyes was down by just seven votes, a deficit that grew to 45 as the final ballots came in and the results were canvassed.
Join the SA Current Press Club. Tom Emmer, chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, said in a statement that Gonzales "is a perfect fit for this district and I look forward to helping to tell his inspiring story.".
script.src = 'https://us.commitchange.com/js/donate-button.v2.js'; Use of military rank, job titles, … Click here to subscribe to elpasotimes.com, Raul Reyes wants recount in Congressional District 23 runoff with Tony Gonzales, Texas runoff: Tony Gonzales narrowly leads Raul Reyes in Republican House District 23 race, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. "Reyes is a great candidate and so is Gonzales, but when I got involved a lot of the votes, early votes were cast, and it was a big comeback. It was a big comeback," Trump said, according to a White House pool report. More than a year after Congressman Will Hurd chose to retire rather than lose to Gina Ortiz Jones in November 2020, Republicans finally have a nominee to do just that. script.setAttribute('data-npo-id', npo); "The general election begins now, and Tony Gonzales will welcome the help of everyone in this district to win in November," said Matt Mackowiak, a spokesperson for Gonzales. A Texas GOP spokesperson confirmed that was the current recount margin but said it had not yet received an official withdrawal request from Reyes. Trump endorsed Gonzales on July 3, the first Friday in the two-week early voting period. Greg Abbott loosens coronavirus restrictions for restaurants and other businesses in most regions of Texas, Bexar Judge Rosie Gonzalez Launches Effort to Fund Court Focused on Reducing Domestic Violence, Democrats Attack John Cornyn Over His Claim the GOP Wants to Protect People With Pre-Existing Conditions, Spurs' Patty Mills Launches Clean Water Project for Indigenous Communities in Australia, San Antonio reports daily surge in COVID-19 cases, which leaders attribute to state's failure on data, Former San Antonio web designer Brad Parscale leaves senior role with Trump campaign, Police bodycam captures arrest of former Trump campaign chief and San Antonio techie Brad Parscale, Notice Regarding Coronavirus Event Cancellations.