Democrat Colin Allred beat longtime Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) in the Dallas-area 32nd Congressional District, which voted narrowly for Hillary Clinton in 2016, CBS News and NBC News project. Allred, a 35-year-old lawyer, former NFL player, and Housing and Urban Development Department official, is making his first run for elective office.
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