One of the largest cities in Rio Grande Valley just elected Republican as mayor

 Progress Times:

McAllen elected a new mayor on Saturday.

City Commissioner Javier Villalobos won 51% of the vote during the mayoral runoff election — and defeated City Commissioner Veronica Vela Whitacre by just 206 votes, according to results announced by the City Secretary’s Office on Saturday night.

“It was a tight one, so I congratulate my opponent,” Villalobos said. “It was a very well run campaign. But we’re very glad and fortunate that we prevailed.”

Villalobos held a victory party at his law office on North 23rd Street, where he thanked supporters and posed for dozens of photos.

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Villalobos, a 55-year-old attorney and businessman, is well known in Hidalgo County political circles.

He served as chairman of the Hidalgo County GOP, provided legal advice to local governments and mounted an unsuccessful campaign for McAllen City Commission in 2015. (Emphasis added.)

Villalobos tried again in 2018, when he won a special election to replace City Commissioner Richard F. Cortez, who resigned to run for county judge.

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It looks like they buried the lead since the Valley has been a Democrat stronghold for decades.   It would not surprise me if Biden's terrible border policy made the difference in a close election.

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