Susan Wright, Jake Ellzey clash in low turnout congressional contest influenced by Donald Trump
The runoff in special election to replace the late Ron Wright is set for Tuesday.
LEFT IMAGE: Susan Wright, a Republican candidate running in the 6th Congressional District of Texas race, answers questions during a forum hosted by the Arlington Republican Club at Studio Movie Grill in Arlington on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Juan Figueroa/ The Dallas Morning News)
RIGHT IMAGE: Undated handout photo of Jake Ellzey, candidate for Congressional District 6 in north Texas. (Dallas Morning News archives)(Steve Hamm/Special Contributor/Dallas Morning News archives)
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The death of Rep. Ron Wright (pictured above) triggered a special election to fill the seat he held in the House. Wright represented congressional district TX-06. Two Republican candidates emerged victorious in the primary race and now face a run-off. Though national Democrats were hopeful that the seat might go to a Democrat, there was never really any true hope for that to happen. TX-06 remains a Republican district.
Wright’s widow, Susan Wright and state Rep. Jake Ellzey won first and second place in the initial primary race on May 1. The strongest Democrat candidate, Jana Lynne Sanchez, the 2018 Democratic nominee for the seat, finished third. She came in 347 votes shy of making a second place finish. Governor Abbott set the date of the special election run-off as July 27. Early voting starts July 19.