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Democrats Won Control Of Every House Seat Along The Southern Border

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The Daily Wire · collected 2026-11-08 · by Jennie Taer

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In Tuesday's midterm election, Democrats secured every House seat along the U.S.-Mexico border, taking all nine contested seats across Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. This shift includes three previously Republican-held seats and reflects a swing away from Trump’s policies among Latino voters due to economic concerns and dissatisfaction with aggressive immigration measures. For example, Democrat Bobby Pulido defeated two-term Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz in the Rio Grande Valley district of Texas.
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Democrats won control of every House seat along the Southern border in Tuesday’s midterm election, securing all nine seats in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Three previously Republican-held districts flipped to Democratic representation this year. In South Texas, Democrats Katy Padilla Stout and Bobby Pulido unseated Republican incumbents Brandon Herrera and Monica De La Cruz, respectively. Latino voters rejected Trump's aggressive immigration policies and their economic impacts, with polling showing many voters in the Rio Grande Valley felt worse off financially than a year ago. The Republican-controlled Texas legislature had redrawn congressional maps last year to secure more GOP seats but failed to do so due to voter dissatisfaction. Hispanic voters comprise over 30% of eligible Texas voters and are especially concentrated in four counties along the border where they make up over 90% of the population.

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The nine House districts touching the border in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California will all have Democrat representation in the next Congress.
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Dems will control every House seat on the U.S.-Mexico border next year https://t.co/kLE2R4SDiF — Max Cohen (@maxpcohen) November 5, 2026 Democrat Katy Padilla Stout won her race against Republican Brandon Herrera in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, which covers areas from San Antonio to El Paso.
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The nine House districts touching the border in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California will all have Democrat representation in the next Congress.
2026-11-09 · The Daily Wire
Democrats Won Control Of Every House Seat Along The Southern Border · assertive framing

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Democrats scooped up every House seat along the Southern border in Tuesday’s midterm election. asserted
Democrats → scoop → election
The nine House districts touching the border in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California will all have Democrat representation in the next Congress. asserted
districts → touch → Congress
Three of them were previously held by Republicans. asserted
Three → hold → Republicans
In Texas, Democrats won in areas that Republicans had redrawn based on President Donald Trump’s victories with Latino voters in the region in 2024. asserted
Republicans → win → 2024
That 2024 support was partly due to the Biden administration’s mishandling of the border, but those votes swung back to Democrats this year, with many Latinos rejecting Trump’s aggressive mass deportation raids and their effects on the economy. asserted
Latinos → swing → economy
Polling across South Texas also showed that the economy and rising costs were among the top concerns of voters. asserted
economy → show → voters
Democrat Tejano singer Bobby Pulido unseated two-term Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz in the Rio Grande Valley. asserted
Pulido → unseat → Valley
Roughly 52% of likely voters in the district said they were worse off financially than they were a year ago, according to recent polling. uncertain
they → say → polling
South Texas Democrat incumbents Rep. Henry Cuellar of Laredo and Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen also kept their seats. asserted
Cuellar → keep → seats
In El Paso, Democrat Veronica Escobar also held her seat. asserted
Escobar → hold → seat
Dems will control every House seat on the U.S.-Mexico border next year https://t.co/kLE2R4SDiF — Max Cohen (@maxpcohen) November 5, 2026 Democrat Katy Padilla Stout won her race against Republican Brandon Herrera in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, which covers areas from San Antonio to El Paso. asserted
which → control → Paso
The district was previously held by Republican Congressman Tony Gonzales, who resigned following a probe into his affair with a staffer who committed suicide. asserted
who → hold → suicide
Further west in New Mexico, Democrat Rep. Gabe Vasquez defeated Republican Greg Cunningham by roughly 17 percentage points, according to The Washington Post. uncertain
Vasquez → defeat → Post
He won by less than 1 percentage point in 2022. asserted
He → win → 2022
JoAnna Mendoza unseated Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani in the race to represent southeast Arizona. asserted
Mendoza → unseat → Arizona
Democrat Adelita Grijalva won re-election in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, which stretches from Douglas to Yuma. asserted
which → win → Yuma
In California, Democrat incumbents Juan Vargas and Raul Ruiz won re-election in districts along the border. asserted
Vargas → win → border
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