Texas, won reelection Tuesday, overcoming federal indictments and dashing Republican hopes of flipping his South Texas seat. Cuellar and U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen defended Democratic seats in South Texas seen as vulnerable,

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar was made vulnerable after a federal indictment in May accused him and his wife of accepting bribes and money laundering.

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar won reelection Tuesday night, according to The Associated Press, a sign voters still support the Democrat despite a looming federal trial on bribery charges.