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Jill Dutton eked out a slim win Tuesday over Brent Money in the Texas House District 2 special election runoff but she’ll likely be right back on the campaign trail

Republican Jill Dutton defeated Greenville lawyer Brent Money in a runoff in District 2.

Jill Dutton has narrowly defeated fellow Republican Brent Money in the special election runoff for a Texas House

House leadership–backed Jill Dutton defeated anti-impeachment voucher proponent Brent Money in a special Texas House election.

Texas Republicans are increasingly debating who should be allowed to vote in their primary as the March 5 contest nears with the presidential nominee at the top of the ticket.

January 30 is Special Election Day in Hopkins, Hunt, and Van Zandt counties. The race is between Brent Money and Jill Dutton for the seat in District 2 in the State House of Representatives, vacated by the expulsion of former representative Bryan Slaton. Polls will be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.

The contest has served as a bellwether in the Texas GOP’s warring factions.

Presidential candidate Nikki Haley has talked openly about targeting states like Texas that have open primaries to get a boost over Trump.

Competing factions of the GOP have turned a small-stakes Texas House runoff into an all-out proxy war. 

Texas Republicans are increasingly debating who should be allowed to vote in their primary as the March 5 contest nears.