AP just called it for Rodriguez. Bonilla to concede shortly.
not good.
9:04pm:
Henry Bonilla REP 27,285 44.19%
Ciro D. Rodriguez DEM 34,456 55.81%
Republicans often do poorly in these month-later elections, it's like we just don't have it in us to show up again.
However, it is funny to set up election rules that SEEM to be better (not allowing someone with less than 50% of the vote win an election), but which in fact lead to a person winning the election with even FEWER votes.
It is unlikely the democrat will end up with more votes than Bonilla had in the general election.
> AP just called it for Rodriguez. Bonilla to concede shortly.
Must be turnout out that did Henry in because he has always carried the counties in play in the past. I'm not sure I'd blame restructuring.
I'd also question how many of these voters are REALLY American citizens vs. Latino's with forged naturalization papers or were born to immigrants/illegals and errorously declared citizens.