(NEXSTAR) – Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said he thinks Republicans will gain three seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after Texas' redistricting, and not five, as President Donald Trump hoped.

President Trump asked Texas Republicans to draw new districts to net five more Republican seats in the midterms. Republicans targeted two seats in South Texas — Cuellar's and Rep. Vicente Gonzalez's (D-Texas). President Trump carried both districts. He won Cuellar's district by 7 points and Gonzalez's by 4.

Texas' new map makes them both 10-point districts.

But Cuellar said the new map gives Gonzalez the same district that was held by a Democrat in the past.

"Vicente has a very good shot. In my opinion, he will win," Cuellar said.

He said Republicans relied on the Hispanic vote f

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