GOP Takes a House Seat from Dems, and Trump Scores Multiple Wins in Tuesday's Primaries

Democrats' control over the U.S. House of Representatives shrank by one seat Tuesday, and candidates backed by former President Donald Trump won their primaries in several states.

Republicans scored their major victory in a special congressional election in Texas as GOP candidate Mayra Flores captured a seat that had been held by former Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela, who resigned this year to become a lobbyist.

Flores, a GOP organizer who is the daughter of migrant workers, will only hold the seat for several months before the district is redrawn. 
She won by a decisive margin in a district that is 85 percent Hispanic and traditionally Democratic, which is an ominous sign for Democrats.

Republicans are hoping to make inroads among Hispanic voters in the midterm elections this fall.

Meanwhile, voters in four other states picked candidates for the upcoming midterm elections, including South Carolina, Nevada, North Dakota, and Maine.

In the Republican primaries in South Carolina, U.S. Rep. Tom Rice, who voted to impeach former President Trump, was ousted by a Trump-backed candidate, Russell Fry.