Live updates: Susan Wright leads in tight race for open U.S. House seat in Texas
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
5/2/2021
Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
May 2—Republican Susan Wright, the wife of late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, has the lead in the race for Congressional District 6, with the special election looking poised to head into a runoff.
As of 10:15 p.m. with 96% of polling places reporting, Wright had 19.21% of the votes, according unofficial numbers from the Texas Secretary of State. Next behind her were Republican State Rep. Jake Ellzey with 13.9% and Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez with 13.4%.
Twenty-three candidates are running to for the North Texas district, previously held by late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, who died in February after battles with lung cancer and COVID-19. The district includes most of Arlington and Mansfield and all of Ellis and Navarro counties.