"A dramatic redistricting shake-up in Texas is setting off one of the most consequential Democratic primaries of the 2026 cycle, as former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred moves to challenge current U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson, the first out LGBTQ+ person ever elected to Congress from Texas, in a newly drawn North Texas House district, just as U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches her U.S. Senate campaign."
"On Monday, ahead of Crockett announcing her Senate bid, Allred, who was eyeing that seat, announced he would instead run in Texas's newly drawn 33rd Congressional District, one of only two seats Democrats view as winnable in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area after the U.S. Supreme Court last week greenlit the state's use a GOP-friendly map crafted earlier this year."
Republican-led mid-decade redistricting dismantled Texas's 32nd District and placed Representative Julie Johnson into the new 33rd District. Former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred relocated to the 33rd and announced a primary challenge against Johnson, producing a high-stakes Democratic contest in North Texas. About one-third of the new district's residents come from Allred's prior district, which he represented for six years after flipping it in 2018. U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett filed for the Democratic U.S. Senate primary, prompting Allred to pivot from an anticipated Senate bid to a House run. State Rep. James Talarico also entered the Senate primary. The U.S. Supreme Court recently allowed the GOP-drawn map, leaving only two Dallas–Fort Worth seats seen as winnable for Democrats.
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