Democrats in the region still had higher turnout, but the Republican National Committee called it a “historic day for South Texas.”
Senate District 27 in Brownsville, which celebrated the Charro Days last month, is Democratic-leaning, and it remains to be seen how hard Republicans in Austin will work to flip it in November.Republicans already liked their chances in South Texas in November, but the Tuesday primary gave them even more reason to be optimistic.
To be sure, Democrats in the region still had higher turnout, but Republicans celebrated the narrowing of the gap. Despite the improvement, nearly 87% of registered voters in the Rio Grande Valley did not vote in the primary, similar to the rate in 2018.Democrats have acknowledged for months that they need to do better in South Texas, a predominantly Hispanic region where President Joe Biden underperformed in 2020.
The comparison is based on turnout by each party in the top-of-the-ticket race — governor this year — which often draws the most voters in a county. However, local races can sometimes attract more voters, especially in South Texas, and serve as the higher number. South Texas Democrats also had some high-profile primaries that should have driven turnout, like Cuellar’s primary and a rare open Texas Senate seat based in Cameron County.
Republicans were especially excited about Starr County. After only 15 people voted in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate there in 2018, 1,089 turned out for the GOP primary for governor there Tuesday — an increase of more than 7,000%. Not only did the Republican primary turnout spike, but the Democratic primary turnout dropped by nearly half.There were at least a couple of factors driving Republicans to the polls. The county is home to state Rep.
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