Former Justice Department official to succeed Luttrell in Texas district

Jessica Steinmann (R) is projected to defeat Laura Jones (D) in Texas’s 8th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Steinmann leads Jones by about 10 points with 91 percent of the vote in, per DDHQ. The constitutional lawyer will succeed Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), a 50-year-old former Navy SEAL who is departing the lower…