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Johnny Garcia, a Bexar County sheriff's deputy and Democrat, is the Democratic nominee for Texas's newly drawn 35th congressional district in 2026, facing Republican Carlos De La Cruz, a gym owner.
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Johnny Garcia, a Bexar County sheriff's deputy, is the Democratic nominee for Texas's 35th congressional district, which redistricting moved south and east to cover much of south and northeast San Antonio along with Guadalupe, Wilson and Karnes counties.
The seat has no incumbent after Democrat Greg Casar was drawn into the 37th district.
Garcia finished second in the four-candidate Democratic primary with 27.0% of the vote, behind family therapist Maureen Galindo, whose comments during the runoff campaign were condemned by state and national Democrats as antisemitic. Garcia won the runoff with 63.8% of the vote.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, Garcia faces Republican Carlos De La Cruz, a gym owner and brother of U.S. representative Monica De La Cruz.