Republican Pete Flores defeated former Rep. and U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego (D-Alpine), 53%-47%, flipping the seat and winning the unexpired term of former Sen. Carlos Uresti (D-San Antonio). Jeff Blaylock of Texas Election Source reports, “His win gives the Republicans a 21-10 advantage that will become 21-9 once Sen. Sylvia Garcia (D-Houston) resigns to take a seat in Congress. If Democrats manage to flip a Republican-held seat – they’re targeting three – in November, the achievement would merely return the Senate’s balance of power to its 2017 level.”
Flores will face re-election in 2020.