Rep. Julie Johnson unseated in Texas Democratic primary by predecessor Colin Allred

BREAKING NEWSMay. 27, 2026, 2:56 AM UTC2026 Election2026 ElectionRep. Julie Johnson unseated in Texas Democratic primary by predecessor Colin AllredNBC News projects that Allred, who served three terms in the House and dropped out of the Texas Senate race last year, defeated Johnson.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Texas, lost her primary. Michael Brochstein / Sipa USA via AP fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleBy Owen Auston-BabcockFormer Rep. Colin Allred has unseated Rep. Julie Johnson in a Democratic primary runoff, NBC News projects, after he dropped out of the Texas Senate race last year and made a run for a House seat reshaped by redistricting.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The primary for the deep blue 33rd District in the Dallas area grew competitive after Allred left the Senate race in deference to Rep. Jasmine Crockett, instead opting to run for the House.Allred finished well ahead of Johnson, 44%-33%, in the first-round primary on March 3, with the race then going to a runoff because no one got majority support.Former Rep. Colin Allred had previously run for Senate in Texas.Marcus Ingram / Sipa USA via AP fileAllred also got support from attorney Zeeshan Hafeez and business owner Carlos Quintanilla, who finished behind him and Johnson in the initial primary.Johnson replaced Allred in a different district in 2024, when he first ran for Senate and lost to GOP Sen. Ted Cruz that November. Allred’s decision to run against his successor made for an “awkward” dynamic in the race, Johnson told NBC News earlier this year.Allred, an attorney and former professional football player, served in the Obama administration and then ran for Congress in 2018. He flipped a longtime red seat in the Dallas suburbs in that year’s “blue wave” before trying and failing to make the jump to the Senate six years later.He started another run for Senate in 2025 before dropping ou...