Allred takes Johnson’s seat in TX-33 House runoff for redrawn Dallas-area district

Key Points:

• Former Rep. Colin Allred has defeated Rep. Julie Johnson in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas's 33rd District, securing 44% of the vote in the initial primary and winning the runoff after no candidate achieved a majority.
• Allred shifted from a Senate bid to the House race after redistricting reshaped the district and after Rep. Jasmine Crockett entered the Senate race, which Allred initially pursued.
• The primary was competitive, with Allred gaining additional support from candidates Zeeshan Hafeez and Carlos Quintanilla, who finished behind him and Johnson in the first round.
• Allred faced criticism over a past vote supporting a Trump-backed immigration detention law but has since called to abolish ICE and redistribute its functions, while Johnson was scrutinized for holding stock in Palantir, a company linked to ICE, which she said was sold last year.
• Allred, a former professional football player and Obama administration official, originally flipped a Republican seat in 2018 but lost his 2022 Senate bid to GOP Sen. Ted Cruz before returning to the House race.