Bobby Pulido Defeats De La Cruz in Texas House Race

Bobby Pulido defeated Republican incumbent Monica De La Cruz in Texas’ 15th Congressional District, giving Democrats a U.S. House seat in South Texas. The Associated Press called the race for Pulido, CBS News projected his victory, and De La Cruz conceded, according to reporting on the election. Unofficial returns posted by the Texas secretary of state early November 4 showed Pulido with 116,945 votes to De La Cruz’s 72,761, with 80% of polling locations reporting. The figures were a partial count, not a final certified tally. Other reports described Pulido as winning about 62% of the vote. The district, which includes parts of the Rio Grande Valley and extends east of San Antonio, was among those redrawn under Texas’ 2025 congressional map. The election was the first House general election held under that map. De La Cruz won the seat in 2022, and President Donald Trump carried the district under its previous boundaries in 2024. Pulido, a Tejano singer and Latin Grammy winner, campaigned on household costs, health care and immigration enforcement. Coverage of his campaign also described an emphasis on affordability and concerns about immigration policy. He held campaign events...