On Wednesday, the presidential race was also unresolved. In a previous interview with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Valenzuela stated steadfastly that she was not in favor of defunding the police, a phrase used by protesters who want cities to withhold funding for police departments until officers are better trained to reduce incidents of violence against Black residents and other minorities. The county also collected 12,000 provisional ballots that won’t begin to be tallied until Monday. Valenzuela couldn’t be reached immediately for comment. She won the Republican nomination in March with 61% of the vote in a five-person field. Valenzuela is an El Paso native who faced homelessness as a child but became the first person in her family to graduate college. A Van Duyne victory would make her only the second Republican woman in Texas elected to Congress and cement the suburban district seat as solidly Republican. "And I’m very optimistic that we’re going to get their support tonight.”. "Being a politician isn't just about being in front of the cameras and talking to great people, it's about being in the room where decisions are made and too many folks in those rooms have not been speaking up for working families, have not been speaking up for folks who struggle from day to day," Valenzuela said while she greeted voters at the Euless Senior Center on Election Day. The Associated Press had not called the race as of early Wednesday.

“Beth Van Duyne will be the congresswoman for Texas' 24th District,” Donald Rickard, the campaign’s manager, said in a statement. After Marchant won Texas' 24th Congressional District by 17 points in 2016, he came out on top by a 3-point margin two years ago. Van Duyne watched election results in Hurst with the Tarrant County GOP. Valenzuela is a former Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD school board member. Both candidates received support from their parties' congressional campaign committees. Valenzuela’s chances depend on where the outstanding vote comes from and whether it breaks from current patterns. The elections department was not expected to begin counting ballots again until Thursday. Beth Van Duyne (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 24th Congressional District.She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2020.. Van Duyne was the Mayor of Irving in Texas. Candace Valenzuela Faces Off Against “Anti-Sharia” Republican in Dallas Suburbs Valenzuela is running in an open district against Republican Beth Van Duyne… Elections officials there suggested only a “handful” of mail ballots had not yet been returned. Valerie Martinez-Ebers, a political scientist at the University of North Texas, said early research suggests Latino voters did not turn out in Texas at the same levels as they did in 2018. It is one of many state and federal elected offices that used to be solidly Republican but are now considered a place for possible victories by Democrats. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. “However, there is absolutely no place for violence in our country. Valenzuela advocated for a public option and pledged to protect pre-existing conditions. Yet, across the state and nation, pundits on Wednesday questioned the assumption that Latinos would turn out for Democrats after Trump scored wins in Florida and Texas. Elections administrator Heider Garcia asked for patience. Her opponent, meanwhile, is a force in local politics: former Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne, a Republican who served as a regional official for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Valenzuela also held the lead in Denton County. Also unknown was the total number of mail ballots that must be manually recopied and counted after a printing error. The race became an expensive one, drawing the attention of national groups.

On Wednesday, the Republican’s campaign argued the gap was too wide for Valenzuela — who was backed by Biden and other high-profile Democrats — to close. An unflattering picture of Valenzuela is briefly shown, as are images of protesters breaking into an unidentified building and looting. would choose to have their own plans and be able to personalize them, as opposed to a one-size-fits-all government plan.". “I’m Beth Van Duyne,” she continues. She left office in 2017. The latest news on the 2020 presidential election. And they were only waiting for 74 military ballots. Underlining the race was a generational demographic shift that would typically favor Democrats. She was one of just a few candidates who opted to hold an in-person event Tuesday. Vote by mail surged this year in Texas and across the nation as the coronavirus pandemic continued to spread. And while most of the votes are usually counted shortly after the polls close, usually mail and provisional ballots are tallied in the following days. The Latest North Texas Election Results; Trump Keeps Texas Red, Copyright © 2020 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Van Duyne promised to support police and boost small businesses still suffering after the shutdown imposed to stop the spread of coronavirus last spring. Valenzuela crisscrossed the district Tuesday, stopping at about a half dozen polling locations trying to map out a path to victory. We need leaders who will lower the temperature and bring us together, not pour gasoline on the divisions in our country.”. If elected to Congress, Van Duyne said three things she’ll work on immediately are jump-starting the economy again, working on a healthcare plan that protects those with pre-existing conditions and on national security issues like energy independence. Van Duyne, the former Irving mayor who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, declared herself the winner based on a 4,600-vote lead. Valenzuela finished second to Air Force veteran Kim Olson, who garnered 41% of the vote, in the Democratic primary on Super Tuesday. I know these people and have been talking to folks and I’m very confident that they will see somebody who’s a pragmatist, who wants the best and who can represent," she said. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, Kai Kahele is second Native Hawaiian in Congress since statehood in 1959, People are painting their walls more now — and these are their go-to colors. “There is a lot still pending to count,” Garcia said. Unfortunately, she also possesses the attack instincts to worsen Washington’s toxic political landscape.". The DMN said Van Duyne "has the resume to be a strong, productive member of Congress.