Allred wins Texas House seat in comeback bid after 2 Senate campaigns

Former Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) is headed back to Congress after winning his race in redistricted Texas, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).  Allred was leading Republican Patrick Gillespie 80 percent to 19 percent with 74 percent of the votes counted as of 8 p.m. EST, according to DDHQ. Allred vacated his…

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