Imam Bests Mann In U.S. House District 31 Race

AUSTIN, TX — Donna Imam's early lead over Christine Eady Mann gained traction throughout Tuesday evening, ultimately elevating her as the victor in a runoff election for the U.S. House District 31 race.

In the end, Imam secured 56.6 percent of the vote compared to Mann's 43.4 percent.

Unseating longtime incumbent Republican John Carter from the U.S. House District 31 seat in reliably red territory will be no easy feat. Carter is in rarefied territory, representing a district that had been newly created in 2001 when he first secured the seat. Once an expansive swath stretching from the suburbs of Austin to the outer edges of the Houston ones, the district has been reduced to encompassing Bell and Williamson counties through redistricting.

In her quest to secure the Democratic nomination for the district, Imam has touted a signature "Healthcare for All" policy formed as a single-payer plan fortifying and accelerating Medicare for All with an aim to reduce the cost of health care and prescription drugs. Another plank of her political platform is "Education for All," an initiative aimed at making higher education more accessible.

A Cedar Park resident, Mann ran on a similar platform given her work as a family practice physician and three decades' worth of experience training and working in the health care industry. She also touted her corporate bona fides, having been a small business owner for 11 years. Criminal justice reform, education, environment, health care and gun reform were among the main planks of her political platform.