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Katy Padilla Stout Flips Texas’ 23rd Congressional District

The DCCC’s targeted spending after Tony Gonzales’s resignation makes this result a test of Democratic momentum in competitive Texas House races.

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Katy Padilla Stout, a Democratic candidate for Texas’s 23rd congressional district in the U.S. House, stands for a portrait outside the Capitol building.
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Overview

  • The Associated Press called Padilla Stout the winner early Wednesday, reporting roughly 51.7% of the vote to Brandon Herrera’s 44.5% though official certification is still pending.
  • The seat had been vacant since Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales resigned in April after acknowledging an affair with a former staffer who later died by suicide, a scandal that reshaped the race.
  • Herrera is a firearms manufacturer and YouTube personality with millions of followers whose past online remarks about Nazis, the Holocaust, women and veterans drew sustained scrutiny during the campaign.
  • Padilla Stout, a first-time candidate who is an attorney and former teacher, ran on constituent service, moderation and local recovery issues and drew help from national Democrats after the DCCC listed the district as a target.
  • The sprawling, diverse district stretches from San Antonio to El Paso and includes Uvalde and Big Bend, making border policy, disaster recovery and local trust central issues and meaning the outcome could influence strategy in other Texas swing districts.