Runoff between South Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar and progressive Jessica Cisneros still not called

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Cuellar leads by just 136 votes, according to the latest count. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX SouthTexas Laredo 2022Election TexasPolitics

The margin between U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and Jessica Cisneros, his challenger in the May 24 Democratic Primary runoff, is just 136 votes.

A week after Texas' May 24 primary runoffs, progressive Jessica Cisneros' challenge to nine-term Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar remains too close to call,Even after a final update of Bexar County ballots, the longtime Laredo congressman leads Cisneros, an immigration and civil rights attorney, by just 136 votes, according to the AP. The wire service said it won't declare a winner until a recount is complete.

Cuellar has faced a recent series of close scrapes hanging onto his blue-leaning district, which stretches from Laredo to a portion of East San Antonio. Cisneros came within four percentage points of ousting the longtime congressman in 2020's Democratic primary. During the primary this March, she forced a runoff by coming within 1,000 points of her rival.including U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren — against Cuellar, a rare anti-abortion Democrat with a seat on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.

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