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====2014====
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In 2014, Canseco again sought to returns to Congress and polled 10,204 votes (40.4 percent) in the Republican primary on March 4. He finished a close second to Will Hurd, his intra-party rival from 2010. Hurd received 10,348 votes (40.9 percent). The remaining but critical 4,723 votes (18.7 percent) went to a third candidate, Robert Lowry.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary returns, March 4, 2014.</ref> In the May 27 runoff election, Hurd handily defeated Canseco, 8,698 votes (59.5 percent) to 5,924 (40.5 percent)<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican runoff election returns, May 27, 2014.</ref>then faced Pete Gallego in the November 4 general election.
In 2014, Canseco again sought to returns to Congress and polled 10,204 votes (40.4 percent) in the Republican primary on March 4. He finished a close second to Will Hurd, his intra-party rival from 2010. Hurd received 10,348 votes (40.9 percent). The remaining but critical 4,723 votes (18.7 percent) went to a third candidate, Robert Lowry.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary returns, March 4, 2014.</ref> In the May 27 runoff election, Hurd handily defeated Canseco, 8,698 votes (59.5 percent) to 5,924 (40.5 percent)<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican runoff election returns, May 27, 2014.</ref> Hurd then unseated the one-term Representatve Pete Gallego in the November 4 general election.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns, November 4, 2014.</ref>
====2018====
====2018====
In 2018, Canseco contested the District 21 U.S. House seat vacated by the retiring Republican Lamar Smith. He finished in a multi-candidate field with 4 percent of the ballots cast.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns, March 6, 2018.</ref> [[Chip Roy]], who carried the backing of U.S. Senator [[Ted Cruz]], narrowly won the Republican runoff contest and then the general election on November 6, 2018.
In 2018, Canseco contested the District 21 U.S. House seat vacated by the retiring Republican Lamar Smith. He finished in a multi-candidate field with 4 percent of the ballots cast.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns, March 6, 2018.</ref> [[Chip Roy]], who carried the backing of U.S. Senator [[Ted Cruz]], narrowly won the Republican runoff contest and then the general election on November 6, 2018.