Texas Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee (D) and Tony Gonzales (R) both encountered intraparty criticism but were able to stay above water on Super Tuesday while Democratic voters chose Rep. Colin Allred to face off against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in November.
With more than half of her district’s votes counted, Ms. Lee was projected by the Associated Press to beat Houston City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards. Mr. Gonzales faces a bumpier road to his party’s nomination as he failed to get 50 percent of Republican primary voters to support him on Super Tuesday. With 99 percent of the votes counted, he (45.5 percent) and Brandon Herrera (24.2 percent) were projected to compete in a run-off election.
