Physician wins among highlights for medicine in primary runoffs - State of Reform

In the land commissioner runoff, stalwart physician advocate Sen. Dawn Buckingham, MD (R-Lakeway), defeated Tim Westley in the Republican land commissioner runoff, 69%-31%. She will face Democrat Jay Kleberg in November. If elected, Senator Buckingham (above) would be the first physician elected to statewide public office, a significant victory for medicine.

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