The first out LGBTQ+ person elected to Congress from the South lost a closely watched Democratic primary Tuesday night after former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson in Texas’ newly redrawn 33rd Congressional District.

With 78.17 percent of precincts reporting at 11:07 p.m EDT, according to Decision Desk HQ, Allred led Johnson 53.76 percent to 46.24 percent in…

**Election update:**James Talarico defeats fellow LGBTQ+ ally Jasmine Crockett in Texas Democratic primary

U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson and former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred are heading for a runoff election after neither received more than 50 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary for Texas’s 33rd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. The race is one of several closely…