The longtime Laredo congressman fended off Republican challenger Jay Furman despite a federal indictment accusing the incumbent of bribery and money laundering.

Six months after U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar was indicted for allegedly accepting $600,000 in overseas bribes, the south Texas Democrat appears to be cruising to reelection as Republicans make little effort to challenge him.

Democratic Reps. Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez won reelection Tuesday, helping Democrats maintain their number of Texas seats in Congress.