Conservative Rep. Henry Cuellar narrowly edged out over progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros in the primary Tuesday, and the pair will now go head-to-head in a run-off election in May. Cuellar, who was hit with an Raid on his home just ahead of the race, was ahead of the 28-year-old immigration attorney by less than 1,000 votes in the South Texas district. Cuellar won 48.5% of the vote and Cisneros 46.8%, but since neither broke 50% the race heads to a runoff under Texas election law. Texas's primaries were the first of the midterm season. For the left, it was a test between progressives and establishment Democrats, and for the right it was a test of former 's hold on the party.
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