McAllen Texas, Which is 85% Hispanic Flipped Red, Elected Republican Javier Villabos as Mayor

In a shockingly close election, the citizens of McAllen, Texas elected Javier Villabos as their mayor.

You want to talk to people who are the most furious about illegal immigration? Talk to legal immigrants & their 1st Gen born in the US. Those who live in border towns are the most affected by the devastation.
So, this surprises me not at all.

— This message is undisputed (@HoustOrleanian) June 6, 2021

This border town in South Texas has a population of 140,000 with 85% of its citizens being Hispanic. A Villabos win meant that the city flipped Red. Typically, Hispanic voters vote overwhelmingly Democrat, so this is a shock. Newsmax personality, Steve Cortes, described Villabos as being “America First”. Cortes defines this as being for strong borders, economic nationalism, and pro-police.

BREAKING: Republicans have FLIPPED the Mayoral Election of McAllen, Texas, a city of 140,000+ people that is 85% Hispanic.

Incredible!

— Red Eagle Politics (@RedEaglePatriot) June 6, 2021

This election was very close, with Villabos winning 4,744 votes to 4,538. Villabos was running against Veronica Whitacre, who has been in office serving as city commissioner since 2018. In mid-February, Whitacre faced a scandal when she hit a 78-year-old bicyclist in an intersection with her SUV. The bicyclist faced non-life-threatening injuries and Whitacre is not facing any charges. The official police report states that Whitacre carelessly ran a stop sign before striking the pedestrian bicyclist. Allegedly, her car received a scuff mark from the incident but the damage was repaired before police could photograph it since Whitacre left the scene quickly.

Calls for her to resign from the mayoral race floated around across social media.

The city of McAllen, Texas has consistently voted Democrat. In 2016, Hilary Clinton won Hidalgo County by 40.5 points. However, in 2020, Biden only won the county by 17 percentage points. Republicans are ecstatic by this win and believe it is a sign that Texas is becoming more Conservative. Ronna McDaniel, chair of the RNC, touted this win as a sign that voters are rejecting the Biden administration’s “failed policies”.

Both rightly rejected Biden and Harris’ failed policies and voted for the GOP. Whether rejecting a crisis at the border or a squandered economic recovery, these municipalities moved decidedly toward the GOP, because our policies work. (2/2)

— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) June 6, 2021

The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, insisted that Hispanic voters, “want to keep Texas red”. Abbott has been weak though, and many Republicans in Texas actually want to see a stronger conservative in his office, despite a recent Trump endorsement.

Republicans celebrate mayoral win in majority-Hispanic border city, McAllen, Texas.

Republicans and Hispanics in Texas share common values, and more Hispanics are voting Republican and getting elected as Republicans.

They want to help keep Texas Red.https://t.co/1lnze2cJ2z

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) June 7, 2021

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