SAN ANTONIO (AP) – One of President Donald Trump’s few Republican critics in Congress has won re-election in a Texas swing district.
Will Hurd is a former CIA officer. He accused Trump this summer of “standing idle on the world stage” and being manipulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He also opposed Trump’s border wall. The race was a test of his independent reputation in a district that stretches along the U.S.-Mexico border and was carried by Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones said Hurd’s reputation for standing up to Trump isn’t backed up by his record. Her loss is a blow for Democrats who saw the district as one of their best chances to help win back the House in the midterms.
Ortiz Jones conceded the close race on Monday, nearly two weeks after the election.
