A Texas Democrat alleged in a speech to her supporters on Tuesday night that "people were disenfranchised" during the primary election.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) faced off against state Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat, in a heated primary election on Tuesday night. It was one of the first elections under Texas's new election laws, which changed the polling locations for many voters. A lower-court judge ordered that election locations in Dallas remain open for an additional two hours due to the confusion, according to reports. But the Texas Supreme Court blocked the extended voting hours.
Even so, Crockett told her supporters at a watch party that "people were disenfranchised," The Associated Press reported.
Crockett also said the election results won't be known until all the votes in Dallas, her home, are counted. At the time Crockett spoke, Talarico held a roughly 75,000-ballot lead with about 60% of precincts reporting.
