With 55% of the vote in, Ciro Rodriguez (D) leads Rep. Henry Bonilla (R) in the TX-23 runoff 57%-43%. More important, Rodriguez leads 58%-41% in the most populous county in the district, Bexar (pronounced “Bear”).
There’s still some room for caution, though. In 2002, in a differently-drawn but still very similar district, Dem nominee Henry Cuellar was leading Bonilla until the very last results came in the next day, from overwhelmingly Republican pockets, giving Bonilla a 51%-47% win. So far, though, it’s looking very good.
Late Update: With 67% of results in, Rodriguez’s 57%-43% lead is holding.
Late Update: The AP has called it for Rodriguez, giving the Dems their 30th House pickup of the cycle.
