Six Democratic members of Congress who voted for a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill that included money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were projected to retain their seats after facing Republican challengers in Tuesday's midterm elections. It comes as Democrats prepare to take control of the House and Senate following the midterms, renewing the question of whether the party can use its majorities both chambers of Congress to restrict or repeal ICE funding. The results came on a bruising night for President Donald Trump and Republicans, as a Democratic wave cost the party control of the House and Senate.
The shift represents a major political setback for Trump, whose second-term agenda has faced growing scrutiny, particularly over his administration's aggressive immigration crackdown. With Democrats now poised to control both chambers, the election could give the party renewed leverage to challenge the administration's immigration policies, scrutinize ICE operations and seek limits on the agency's funding. The results also drew fresh attention to the six Democrats who backed DHS funding that included money for ICE but still survived Republican challenges at the ballot box.
Don Davis of North Carolina led Republican Laurie Buckhout in the 1st Congressional District by 10,305 votes, according to unofficial results from the North Carolina State Board of Elections. With all 290 precincts reporting, Davis had 156,564 votes to 146,259 for Buckhout. Libertarian Tom Bailey received 9,880 votes.
Vicente Gonzalez held Texas' 34th District, defeating Republican Eric Flores. The latest AP-supplied results show Gonzalez with 112,667 votes, or 55.6 percent, to Flores' 80,572, or 39.8 percent, a margin of 32,095 votes, with about 99 percent of the vote counted. Henry Cuellar won reelection in Texas' 28th Congressional District over Republican Tano Tijerina.
The latest Texas Secretary of State figures reported Wednesday showed Cuellar with 113,315 votes, or 65.8 percent, to Tijerina's 51,065, or 29.6 percent, a margin of 62,250 votes. Tom Suozzi secured another term in New York's 3rd Congressional District, defeating Republican Michael LiPetri. The latest figures sourced from the (AP) showed Suozzi with 144,174 votes, or 55.1 percent, to LiPetri's 117,001, or 44.7 percent, a margin of 27,173 votes, with counting continuing.
Laura Gillen won reelection in New York's 4th Congressional District over Republican Jeanine Driscoll. AP-supplied results showed Gillen with 160,234 votes, or 56.1 percent, to Driscoll's 124,259, or 43.5 percent, a margin of 35,975 votes, with about 97 percent of the vote counted. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was called as the winner in Washington's 3rd Congressional District against Republican state Senator John Braun.
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