BREAKING: Brandon Gill wins Texas’ 26th congressional district GOP primary
Brandon Gill has won his race in Texas to replace retiring Rep. Michael Burgess in Texas’ 26th Congressional District, winning tonight’s primary handily.
With 99 percent of the vote in, Gill received 57.8 percent of the vote, according to the Associated Press. The second-place candidate, Scott Armey, received 15.4 percent.
Gill received a number of big-name endorsements in his race to replace his Republican predecessor, including Donald Trump.
“It is my great honor to ENDORSE Brandon Gill for U.S. Congress in Texas-26. He is the clear ‘America First’ candidate, and is as loyal and tough as they come,” Trump wrote in December. “He’s a Cowboy, Businessman, Husband and Father, but also, a True Patriot. Brandon is Strong on SECURING OUR BORDER, STOPPING CRIME, FIGHTING INFLATION, & PROTECTING OUR SECOND AMENDMENT. He also comes with the love and respect of his father-in-law, a true warrior, Dinesh D’Souza. Brandon will not let you down. Onward to VICTORY!”
Gill also received an endorsement from fellow Texan Ted Cruz, who said “Brandon Gill has all the best characteristics of a Texan: Dedicated, hardworking, and resilient.”
Gill announced his run in November, stating at the time that “We desperately need conservative warriors in Washington who represent real America, not the Swamp. I look forward to representing the great people of North Texas.”
“With a deep-rooted commitment to service and a background reflecting the true essence of the American Dream, Brandon will be a relentless conservative warrior fighting against the Biden Administration and the DC Establishment,” a press release at the time stated.
“We’re in dire need of a trailblazer, someone unafraid to take on the power players and entrenched interests, a fighter who embodies our values. Washington, take note: you’re done pushing Texans around. Starting now, you’re going to listen to us. I’ve been on the front lines in conservative media, and now I’m ready to take the battle straight to the Swamp. We need to finish the wall, secure the Southern border, balance our budget, unleash our energy industry, restore law and order, and kick weak Republicans who rubber stamp progressives’ agenda out of Congress.”
In just over two months after announcing his run, Gill’s campaign had raised around $1.5 million.
Gill, alongside his wife Danielle D’Souza Gill, was an executive producer for Police State, a film released by Dinesh D’Souza earlier this year that reveals how the US government weaponized itself against American citizens, tracing back through the sieges of Ruby Ridge and Waco, Texas through the Patriot Act and the weaponized Department of Justice.
Dinesh D’Souza was seen in Flower Mound, Texas handing out campaign literature and voter guides, urging voters to cast their ballot for Gill.
Gill will face Dem challenger Ernest Lineberger in November.