Allred defeats Johnson in heated Texas 33 Democratic runoff race
Colin Allred has won the Democratic runoff for Texas's 33rd Congressional District, defeating incumbent Julie Johnson. The runoff followed a primary where neither candidate secured a majority of the votes. Allred will now face the Republican nominee in the upcoming November election.
- ▪Colin Allred finished first in the March 3 primary with nearly 44% of the vote.
- ▪Julie Johnson came in second with over 33%, leading to the runoff election.
- ▪The campaign was marked by contentious exchanges, with both candidates criticizing each other's records.
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Local News Colin Allred defeats Julie Johnson in heated Democratic runoff for Texas' 33rd Congressional District in Dallas County .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-cbs-news-texas.jpg'); } By Briauna Brown, Briauna Brown Briauna Brown is a digital content producer for CBS Texas and the South region. A longtime and versatile journalist, Briauna writes, edits and produces social media content for all CBS Texas digital platforms. Read Full Bio Briauna Brown, Sergio Candido Sergio Candido Managing Editor, South Sergio Candido is the managing editor for the South region at cbsnews.com, coordinating multiplatform news coverage for CBS Miami, CBS Texas and CBS Atlanta. He previously worked for outlets including Telemundo and The Miami Herald.
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