Cuellar Defeats Challenger To Keep 28th District Seat

U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar wins his reelection bid to keep his seat in the 28th Congressional district. The Laredo Democrat defeated Republican challenger Sandra Whitten.

Cuellar received more than 57-percent of the votes. The 28th district covers parts of Hidalgo, Starr, Atascosa, Bexar, LaSalle, McMullen, Webb, Wilson and Zapata counties.