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An active [[Southern Baptist]], he resides in the county seat of Tyler, Texas.
An active [[Southern Baptist]], he resides in the county seat of Tyler, Texas.
In the March 6, 2018, Republican primary, Gohmert defeated two rivals with 88.3 percent of the ballots cast. In the November 6 general election, he faces for the fourth time African-American [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Shirley J. McKellar.
In the March 6, 2018, Republican primary, Gohmert defeated two rivals with 88.3 percent of the ballots cast. In the November 6 general election, he faces for the fourth time African-American [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Shirley J. McKellar, a leftist part of the "Turn Texas Blue" movement.
On March 24, 2018, a columnist for ''The San Antonio Express-News'' called Gohmert "infamous for kooky conspiracy theories, including his claim in 2010 that pregnant undocumented women were crossing the border to give birth to 'terror babies' with U.S. citizenship."<ref name=chasnoff>Brian Chasnoff, "Rickhoff channels Gohmert in county race", ''The San Antonio Express-News'', March 24, 2018, p. A2.</ref> The comment came in reference to the Bexar County judge's race between incumbent Democrat Nelson Wolff and Republican challenger [[Tom Rickhoff]]. The column notes that Rickhoff, like Gohmert, often uses flow charts to bolster his arguments. Richoff, however, made clear that he is no admirer of Gohmert: "I don't ever want to hear his name."<ref name=chasnoff/>
On March 24, 2018, a columnist for ''The San Antonio Express-News'' called Gohmert "infamous for kooky conspiracy theories, including his claim in 2010 that pregnant undocumented women were crossing the border to give birth to 'terror babies' with U.S. citizenship."<ref name=chasnoff>Brian Chasnoff, "Rickhoff channels Gohmert in county race", ''The San Antonio Express-News'', March 24, 2018, p. A2.</ref> The comment came in reference to the Bexar County judge's race between incumbent Democrat Nelson Wolff and Republican challenger [[Tom Rickhoff]]. The column notes that Rickhoff, like Gohmert, often uses flow charts to bolster his arguments. Richoff, however, made clear that he is no admirer of Gohmert: "I don't ever want to hear his name."<ref name=chasnoff/>