Mealer wins GOP nomination for Houston's redrawn House seat

State of play: Mealer, who owns a welding supply company, received 69.3% of the vote, while Cain received 30.7%, with 48% of the votes counted, per the Associated Press. The AP called the election in favor of Mealer about an hour and a half after polls closed.

• The two were the top vote-getters in the March Republican primary, but neither won enough support to avoid a runoff.

The intrigue: Trump posted about Mealer's victory on Truth Social Tuesday night.

Flashback: The district was long represented by Democratic Rep. Al Green before Texas lawmakers redrew it in 2025.

• Green instead ran in Houston's 18th Congressional District but lost to U.S. Rep. Christian Menefee in the Democratic primary runoff Tuesday.