BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- Democrat Filemon Vela has been elected to Congress out of a new U.S. House district in South Texas.
Vela defeated Republican Jessica Puente Bradshaw Tuesday in the race for the 34th Congressional District.
Vela was considered a favorite in the race to win the heavily Latino district, which runs down the Texas coast into the Rio Grande Valley. Vela, a Brownsville attorney, is the son of a longtime former federal judge in the city.
His wife is a state appeals court judge who decided to drop her bid this year to become the court's chief justice due to her husband's run.
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