party challenger katrina pearson in the second district. nearly every one of the 23 house republicans running for re-election avoided a may 27th runoff. the exception, 90-year-old congressman ralph hall, the oldest sitting member of congress, will have to keep fighting to keep his seat, but not against a tea party challengener. he was forced into a runoff by former u.s. attorney john radcliffe, who has poured $400,000 of his own money into the race. the campaign will continue in the 23rd district where francisco canseco is vying for a rematch against democratic congressman pete gaiego. state democrats were not able to prevent rogers, who wants to impeach president obama for making it into a runoff. she ll face democrat david alameal in may. republican attorney general greg abbott and state senator wendy davis cruised to primary wins. take a look.
in calling the race for me tonight, i ve become only the second female democratic gubernatorial candidate since ann richards. greg abbott? he wants to dictate for all women, including victims of rape or incest, the decisions that they should make. we must never forget that the rights that we have, they don t come from government. instead, those rights come from god. in a sign that the establishment versus tea party story line is far from over, not every incumbent republican escaped unscathed last night. lieutenant governor david dewhurst who lost the primary to ted cruz finished second with just 28% of the vote in a four-way race and heads to a runoff against houston state senator and conservative radio host dan patrick in an incredibly vulnerable position.
of the state of texas, the new attorney general that he will have to some competition for these big you know, whether it s the u.s. senate race or governor races down the road, and, kristen, one person we haven t talked about on the democratic side is julian castro, the democratic mayor of san antonio, and the question is, does he run for higher office in 2018, 2020, 2022? so there are fascinating, big-name contests going forward in the state of texas. certainly one to watch. mark, thank you so much. thanks, kristen. appreciate it. first, it was florida, this week it s texas. where will tdr 50 take us next? that s up to you. all year, we re going outside the beltway, diving into each state s top races, changing demographics and the issues shaping the political landscape. so head to our website to vote on which state you want us to tackle next, and tweet us using #tdr50. we ll be right back with our hump day databank. first, today s trivia question since george h.w.