Outgoing Congressman Michael Burgess’ District 26 seat saw three challengers vying for control this November: Democrat Ernest Lineberger III, a retired U.S. Navy officer who spent 27 years at Texas Instruments; Brandon Gill, a former Wall Street investment banker who ran a pro-Trump propaganda site that perpetuated misinformation about the 2020 election; and a third candidate, Phil Gray from the Libertarian Party.
With the backing of former President Donald Trump, Gill was able to secure victory over a field filled with GOP challengers in the March primaries. Trump's backing seems to have helped Gill, who is new to the district, on Tuesday night. As of about 7:40 p.
m. Tuesday, results from the Texas Secretary of State’s Office showed Gill in the lead with 60.9% of the ballots counted, compared to 37.
2% for Lineberger and 1.9% for Gray. Gill claimed victory shortly after 8 p.
m. in a statement shared on social media. "It's my greatest honor and privilege to have earned the trust of Texans who call the 26th District home," Gill said in the statement.
"Thank you to our community for your patriotism and your votes, to President Trump for his endorsement, and to my beautiful wife Danielle for her support. I look forward to representing the people of Texas 26 in Washington, fighting the D.C.
swamp, and defending the freedoms we all hold dear. "We have a lot of work to do. We must seal the southern border and deport the illegal aliens inundating our communities, balance our feder.
