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Instruction
Answer the question based on the provided table.


Table
Table Title: 'Election results' regarding 'Texas's 21st congressional district'
Table Content:
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| - | Republican | Lamar Smith | 169,924 | 68.9 | 11.09 |
| - | Democratic | Lainey Melnick | 65,834 | 27.9 | +3.39 |
| - | Libertarian | James Arthur Strohm | 7,687 | 3.3 | 16.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96929 | - | - |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 236,284 | - | - |
| - | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | - | - |


Question
How close was Texas' 21st congressional district election?


Answer Format
The final answer should be a sentence and use the following format:
```json
{
    "answer": "your_generated_sentence_here"
}
```
rule
["In the Texas's 21st congressional district election, Lamar Smith defeated Lainey Melnick with 68.9 percent of the vote, with a majority of 96929 votes."]