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Personal Details
Tannya Benavides
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

March 1, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Texas State University, 2015

Graduate

Johns Hopkins University, 2017

Personal
Birthplace
Brownsville, Texas
Religion
Catholic
Profession
Teacher/Community organizer
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Tannya Benavides (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 28th Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.

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Tannya Benavides was born in Brownsville, Texas. Benavides earned a bachelor's in political science from Texas State University in 2015 and a master's in education from Johns Hopkins University in 2017. Her professional experience includes working as an educator and community organizer. Benavides has been affiliated with the No Border Wall Coalition in Laredo and the Clean Air Laredo Coalition.

Elections

2022

General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 28

Incumbent Henry Cuellar defeated Cassy Garcia in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 28 on November 8, 2022.

Henry Cuellar (D)
56.7%
93,803 Votes
Cassy Garcia (R)
43.3%
71,778 Votes

Total votes: 165,581
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

  • Rafael Alcoser III (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 28

Incumbent Henry Cuellar defeated Jessica Cisneros in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 28 on May 24, 2022.

Henry Cuellar
50.3%
22,895 Votes
Jessica Cisneros
49.7%
22,614 Votes

Total votes: 45,509
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 28

Cassy Garcia defeated Sandra Whitten in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 28 on May 24, 2022.

Cassy Garcia
57.0%
8,485 Votes
Sandra Whitten
43.0%
6,413 Votes

Total votes: 14,898
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 28

Incumbent Henry Cuellar and Jessica Cisneros advanced to a runoff. They defeated Tannya Benavides in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 28 on March 1, 2022.

Henry Cuellar
48.7%
23,988 Votes
Jessica Cisneros
46.6%
22,983 Votes
Tannya Benavides Candidate Connection
4.7%
2,324 Votes

Total votes: 49,295
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 28

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 28 on March 1, 2022.

Cassy Garcia
23.5%
5,923 Votes
Sandra Whitten
18.0%
4,534 Votes
Steven Fowler
13.5%
3,388 Votes
Willie Vasquez Ng Candidate Connection
13.3%
3,358 Votes
Ed Cabrera Candidate Connection
13.3%
3,343 Votes
Eric Hohman
11.9%
2,988 Votes
Rolando Rodriguez
6.4%
1,622 Votes

Total votes: 25,156
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