Colin Allred wins re-election to U.S. House District 32 over Genevieve Collins, AP projects
DALLAS - Colin Allred has defeated businesswoman Genevieve Collins to win re-election to U.S. House District 32, according to projections by the Associated Press.
District 32, which is made up of parts of Dallas, the Park Cities, Richardson, Garland, Sachse, and Wylie, was a Republican stronghold served by Pete Sessions until Allred defeated him in 2018.
Republicans were hoping to take back the seat from Allred, but Collins was not able to gain big support in this largely suburban district.
Allred was able to win a second term after touting himself as a Democrat who is not afraid to work with Republicans. Though Collins tried to paint him as a party-line voter under the control of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her political ads.
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Allred, a former NFL and Baylor football player, also pointed to his work of getting funding for a new VA facility in Garland.
Allred will not be doing any public in-person events election night, but does plan to address media and supporters via Zoom.
Collins was at a Republican party gathering at Communion Cooperative in Richardson to watch results come in.
Meanwhile, former District 32 Congressman Pete Sessions was voted back into office in U.S. House District 17, which includes parts of his hometown of Waco.
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