John Lujan and Carlos De La Cruz will appear on the ballot in the Republican primary runoff election for the U.S. House of Representatives District 35 seat, taking place May 26.
In the March Republican primary election, the two candidates were on the ballot alongside Steven Wright, Josh Cortez, Larry La Rose, Ryan Krause, Rod Lingsch, Randy Adams, Vanessa Hicks-Callaway, Mark Eberwine and Jay Furman.
A closer look
Out of the 11 candidates, Lujan and De La Cruz received the most votes, securing 32.98% and 26.8%, respectively. Since no candidate received over 50% of the vote, the top two candidates are on the runoff ballot.
The winner of the May 26 Republican primary runoff will run against the winner of the Democratic primary runoff in November to determine who will represent the district.
TheDistrict 35 seat stretches from Austin to San Antonio, along the I-35 corridor, according to Ballotpedia.
Early voting for the primary runoff election was held from May 18 to May 22. Election day is May 26.
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