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

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.