It’s over. All 267 precincts have reported, and Democrat Ciro Rodriguez has upset Republican incumbent Henry Bonilla. Rodriguez racked up 38,247 votes (54%) to Bonilla’s 32,165. That makes it 233 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

This article appears in December 8 • 2006.

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