, ▁Fl ores ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁Texas ▁Senate ▁District ▁ 1 9 , ▁losing ▁to ▁Democratic ▁inc umb ent ▁Carlos ▁U rest i ▁with ▁about ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁District ▁ 1 9 ▁is ▁ge ograph ically ▁the ▁largest ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁Texas ▁Senate , ▁with ▁about ▁ 4 0 0 ▁miles ▁of ▁the ▁Texas – M ex ico ▁border , ▁and ▁it ▁contains ▁all ▁or ▁part ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁count ies ▁and ▁spread ▁over ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁miles ▁in ▁the ▁south western ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁ 6 6 % ▁His pan ic . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁also ▁ 7 3 % ▁African - American ▁and ▁His pan ic . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁special ▁election ▁U rest i ▁res igned ▁from ▁his ▁sen ate ▁seat ▁after ▁being ▁conv icted ▁of ▁federal ▁fra ud ▁and ▁money ▁la und ering ▁charges ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁and ▁a ▁special ▁election ▁was ▁called . ▁Fl ores ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁seat ▁again , ▁and ▁in ▁an ▁ups et , ▁Fl ores ▁won ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁special ▁election ▁for ▁state ▁sen ate ▁district ▁ 1 9 ▁over ▁former ▁state ▁representative ▁and ▁U . S . ▁Congress man ▁P ete ▁Gal leg o ▁ 5 7 % ▁to ▁ 4 3 %. ▁ ▁Fl ores ▁took ▁ 8 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁Med ina ▁County ,