Republican Mark Teixeira, a three-time MLB All-Star, has won election to the U.S. House in Texas's 21st Congressional District. The former slugger for the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees defeated Democrat Kristin Hook, a former federal scientist. Teixeira won the Republican primary with more than 61% of the vote in March. He pledged to work with Trump to secure the border and end 'radical woke indoctrination.' The 21st District covers a deeply conservative area west of both Austin and San Antonio. Teixeira announced his bid days after Republicans in the state legislature approved a redistricting map meant to favor the GOP in the 2026 election.
In other races Tuesday, former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya, a Republican, lost her U.S. Senate race in Minnesota to Democrat Peggy Flanagan. Former college football coach Tommy Tuberville, a Republican, won the Alabama gubernatorial race, defeating Democrat Doug Jones.
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