It was updated on Mar 2, 2022.
The first major battle of this year will be the Texas Gubernatorial election later this year after both Beto O'Rourke and Greg Abbott were projected to win their party's nominations on Tuesday.
A gathering with supporters in Fort Worth, Texas.
Abbott was able to avoid a possible second round of voting by a wide margin.
Abbott has raised more than $50 million and is campaigning as he seeks a third term in the governor's race.
Beto O'Rourke won the Democratic party's nomination on Tuesday after only facing nominal opposition in the primary.
In South Texas, progressive candidate Jessica Cisneros mounted a strong challenge against incumbent Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar, one of the last anti-abortion Democrats in Congress.
The winning candidates in the Republican primary races were endorsed by Donald Trump.
This is not a finished story.
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