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Texas special election too close to call but GOP on verge of lockout win
Republicans are in first and second in the Texas 6th District primary, which means Democrats would miss the runoff unless results change.
Former Rep. Ron Wright and his wife, Susan Wright, are pictured during his ceremonial swearing-in with with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Jan. 3, 2019. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo
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Susan Wright, the widow of the late congressman, and fellow Republican Jake Ellzey are running first and second in the all-party special House election in Texas, which would lock Democrats out of the runoff and end their most promising chance to expand their House majority this year.
Wright, Ellzey in District 6 runoff
May 2, 2021 |
Susan Wright and Jake Ellzey are in a runoff for Texas’ District 6 seat in Congress
Susan Wright, wife of the late Congressman Jim Wright, and Jake Ellzey, both Republicans, are headed into a runoff to represent Texas’ 6th Congressional District in Washington, D.C. They were the top two vote-getters in a field of 23 candidates in the gerrymandered district that stretches southeast from Dallas/Fort Worth into Ellis and Navarro Counties.
Wright brought in 19 percent of the vote, and Ellzey got nearly 14 percent. Jana Sanchez was the leading Democrat in the race, winning about 13 percent of the vote district wide.
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.