The Associated Press projected Republican Nathaniel Moran the winner in the race for Texas' First Congressional District in the U.S. House. As of 9 p.m., 39.41% of votes had been counted, the AP said.
According to reporting by the Texas Tribune, Moran had 75,830 votes, or 68.5%, to challenger Yolanda R. Prince's 34,950 votes, or 31.5%. Moran is the incumbent.
Moran was at a Smith County Republican Party watch party at Rick's on the Square in Tyler on Tuesday night. The district covers 17 counties in East Texas and serves nearly 767,000 residents. Moran, who was formerly the Smith County judge, was first elected in November 2022 and began his first term in January 2023.