Texas TX-15 House2022
RACE AT A GLANCE
SEAT FLIPPED
Monica De La Cruz
RACE WINNER
Monica De La Cruz
Seat flipped
RACE TYPE
OPEN
Vicente Gonzalez (D)
RACE RATING
Last updated : Oct 5, 2022COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Jul 18, 2022Race summary
For a period over the summer, national Democrats tried to keep their hopes alive in this freshly gerrymandered, Trump +3 open seat by bringing up allegations from GOP nominee Monica De La Cruz's nasty divorce that she had mistreated a teenage stepdaughter.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: TBD
Primary Election: TBD
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Vicente Gonzalez
First Elected: 2016
Last General Election: 50.5%
Last Primary Election: Unopposed
Full Bio:
GONZALEZ, Vicente Jr., a Representative from Texas; born in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Tex., September 4, 1967; earned G.E.D., 1985; B.A., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Tex., 1992; J.D., Texas Wesleyan School of Law, Fort Worth, Tex., 1996; lawyer, private practice; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress (January 3, 2017-present).
Source: Bioguide
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DISTRICT DATA
Texas - 15
Rio Grande Valley: Edinburg, Weslaco, Alice
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
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Past Presidential Results from this District
2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
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2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
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RACE ANALYSIS
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Updated: Oct 14, 2022
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