Republicans Target Newly Drawn Texas 35th Congressional District
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Republicans are targeting Texas’ newly drawn 35th Congressional District after redistricting shifted it in a more Republican direction.
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The district includes much of the south and northeast sides of San Antonio, along with parts of Bexar, Guadalupe, Wilson, and Karnes counties.
Incumbent Democrat Greg Casar has been moved out of the district following redistricting, leaving the seat open. Casar is running in the neighboring 37th Congressional District.
Residents of the 35th District will choose between Republican Carlos De La Cruz, an Air Force veteran and brother of Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, and Democrat Johnny Garcia, a public information officer for Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.
De La Cruz has focused his campaign on border security, saying he is the “only candidate who has been deployed to the southern border.” His plans include strengthening border security by funding immigration enforcement and increasing border infrastructure, technology, and personnel.
He also has emphasized supporting parental rights, law enforcement, and veterans, barring transgender women from competing in women’s sports, and supporting a ban on members of Congress from trading individual stocks.
De La Cruz has been endorsed by President Donald Trump, Republican U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill, and the National Border Patrol Council.
His Democrat challenger, Garcia, has branded himself as an “old-school” or “law-and-order” Democrat, who has said that “[former President Joe] Biden failed us on the border.” His border security plan includes a pathway to citizenship and a work visa based on economic needs. His campaign also says he believes Immigration and Customs Enforcement should focus on criminals.
Garcia has also advocated for strengthening the Affordable Care Act, an Obama-era law that has been riddled with problems, including fraud and skyrocketing premiums.
Garcia’s other plans, if elected to Congress, include opposing large data-center developments and supporting restrictions on members of Congress trading individual stocks.
Before the congressional redistricting, the 35th district leaned heavily Democrat, with Casar winning 67% of the vote in the 2024 congressional race. Under the new boundaries, Trump would have carried the district with 54.6% of the vote in the 2024 presidential election.
A poll conducted Aug. 27-31 by Normington Petts and sponsored by the House Majority PAC found De La Cruz and Garcia effectively tied among 500 likely voters. De La Cruz received 45% support, while Garcia received 44%. The poll had a reported margin of error of 4.4 percentage points.
De La Cruz and Garcia did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
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