Bonilla Loses House Seat After 7 Terms

Dec 12, 11:27 PM (ET)By ELIZABETH WHITE

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Former Congressman Ciro Rodriguez defeated seven-term Republican Henry Bonilla in a runoff election Tuesday, adding another Democrat to Congress.

With nearly all precincts reporting in the state's largest district, Rodriguez had 54 percent to Bonilla's 45 percent.

Bonilla has called Rodriguez to concede, the incumbent's spokesman Phil Ricks said.

They were the top vote-getters in a special election held Nov. 7, but neither got 50 percent, prompting the runoff. >>>cont

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