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Voters in Texas’ 6th Congressional District will head to the polls on Saturday to choose a successor to former Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas), who died after contracting the coronavirus in February. And the contest may prove to be a referendum on former President Donald Trump. A whopping 23 candidates — 11 Republicans, 10 Democrats, one Libertarian and one independent — are on the ballot. If no single candidate wins more than 50 percent, voters will return to the polls later to decide...

The November 2020 U.S. House elections left House Speaker Nancy Pelosi TX-06 is centered in southeast Tarrant County (Fort Worth), which contains 70 percent of the district’s voters, extending southeast into exurban Ellis County (25 percent) and rural Navarro County (5 percent). During the past decade, TX-06 has transitioned from red to pink, with the GOP presidential candidate winning by 17 percentage points in 2012, 12 points in 2016 and 3 points in 2020. The TX-06 races followed a similar ...

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., left, shakes hands with Linda Thomas right, as Texas congressional candidate Michael Wood looks on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Arlington, Texas. Wood is considered the anti-Trump Republican Texas congressional candidate that Kinzinger has endorsed in the May 1st special election for the 6th Congressional District. AP MANSFIELD, Texas — Adam Kinzinger came to Texas this week to hunt unicorns. The Illinois congressman was looking for Republicans who, like him, see ...

Texas election poses test of Trumps power over GOP Tal Axelrod © Getty Images Former President Donald Trump A special House election in Texas on Saturday is shaping up to be the first major test of former President Trumps sway among Republicans as the GOP fights to keep a seat in a rapidly diversifying suburban district. Trump has thrown his weight behind Susan Wright, a conservative activist who is running in a crowded field in Texass 6th Congressional District to replace he...

Rep. Kinzinger goes to Texas in search of anti-Trump Republicans By Steve Peoples and Paul Weber Published  Rep. Adam Kinzinger talks about why he voted to impeach President Trump. MANSFIELD, Texas - Adam Kinzinger came to Texas this week to hunt unicorns. The Illinois congressman was looking for Republicans who, like him, see former President Donald Trump as a scourge on their party and a threat to democracy. Kinzinger met privately with one sympathetic Republican, former President George W. ...

POLITICO Wright supporters reported receiving the calls the day before the special election in Texas 6th District. Susan Wright is running in the special election to succeed her husband, who passed away in February after being diagnosed with coronavirus. | Susan Wright for Congress Updated: Link Copied Texas Republican congressional candidate Susan Wright is seeking help from federal law enforcement the day before her special election, after supporters reported receiving robocalls that accused...

Re: “Ruled Dallas airwaves for decades — Radio Hall of Famer kept North Texas listeners entertained,” Tuesday news obituary. As I join the many others who...

Donald Trump could have final say in wildly competitive race to replace Ron Wright in Congress There are plenty of subplots in the 23-person contest that will shape the district’s political direction. Derrick Palmar (left) speaks to Yolanda McPherson and Marisela Aramino outside the Tarrant County Sub-courthouse in Mansfield on the last day to vote early in the May 1, 2021 municipal races and the special election for Congressional District 6. (Lawrence Jenkins/Special Contributor)(Lawrence Je...

U.S. House special election, WISD bond referendum spice up ballot Waxahachie Daily Light Normally, the early-May joint city and school elections are a staid affair, with local candidates vying genially for local office. The last two election cycles, however, have been anything but normal. Last spring’s balloting was shoved to November because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the stakes in Ellis County are boosted by not only a major Waxahachie ISD bond referendum, but also a U.S. congress...

Donald Trump makes late push for Susan Wright in special election to fill her late husbands U.S. House seat Texas Tribune Tags:  Credit: Jason Bean/Imagn Content Services via REUTERS Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Former President Donald Trump is stepping up his involvement in the final hours of the Saturday special election to fill the seat of the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, R-Arlington. Trump — who endorsed Wright...