REPUBLICAN Mayra Flores won the special election last night in Texas’ 34th congressional district:Decision Desk HQ projects Mayra Flores (R)
(@MayraFlores2022) is the winner of the special election for U.S. House District 34 in Texas.
Race call: 10:51pm EDT
More results here:
https://t.co/KJz0mg88oL— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) June 15, 2022
She flipped a “seat that has been under nearly unbroken Democratic control for four decades”:
Republican @MayraFlores2022 has won the special election for Texas's 34th Congressional District, flipping a seat that has been under nearly unbroken Democratic control for four decades.
https://t.co/I5CDOKrfnn— The Texan (@TheTexanNews) June 15, 2022
And one of the votes for her came from none other than Elon Musk.
“I voted for Mayra Flores — first time I ever voted Republican,” he tweeted. “Massive red wave in 2022”:
I voted for Mayra Flores – first time I ever voted Republican.
Massive red wave in 2022.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 15, 2022
I assume republican for president 2?
— Tesla Owners Silicon Valley (@teslaownersSV) June 15, 2022
tbd
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 15, 2022
But, as of today at least, he’s “leaning towards” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis:
What are you leaning towards?
— Tesla Owners Silicon Valley (@teslaownersSV) June 15, 2022
DeSantis
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 15, 2022https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2022/06/15/siren-elon-musk-says-hes-leaning-towards-supporting-ron-desantis-for-president-in-2024/
