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.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ARLINGTON, Texas — A July 27 special election runoff was set Wednesday between two Republicans for a North Texas district’s vacant U.S. House seat. Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement came more than a week after Susan Wright and Jake Ellzey were the top vote-getters to emerge from a crowded field o...

WASHINGTON –The House GOP plans to purge an outspoken anti-Trumper on Wednesday, and the only public dissent among Texas Republicans centers not on whether...

Youngkin seeks to reverse Virginia GOPs Trump-era carnage POLITICO 51 mins ago By Zach Montellaro © Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Glenn Youngkin and his Republican opponents embraced key parts of Trump’s legacy as they courted the support of GOP activists in last week’s “unassembled convention.” Less than 12 hours after Glenn Youngkin locked up the GOP nomination for Virginia governor on Monday night, former President Donald Trump barreled into 2021’s most competi...

Texas runoff election for US House seat set for July 27 May 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The Texas flag flies over the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News/TNS)Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News/TNS ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A July 27 special election runoff was set Wednesday between two Republicans for a North Texas districts vacant U.S. House seat. Gov. Greg Abbotts announcement came more than a week after Susan Wright and Jake Ellzey were the...

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Wright vs. Ellzey runoff showdown in North Texas congressional district set for July 27 Elizabeth Thompson, The Dallas Morning News Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the special runoff election in Texas’ 6th Congressional District to be held on July 27. Early voting will start July 19. The race to replace the late Rep. Ron Wright, R-Arlington, after he died from COVID-19 in February while also battling cancer, attracted national attention and 23 candidates in April, including...

REUTERS/Al Drago Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Gov. Greg Abbott has selected July 27 as the date of the special election runoff to replace the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, R-Arlington. Early voting starts July 19. The runoff features two Republicans: Wrights widow, Susan Wright, and state Rep. Jake Ellzey of Waxahachie. Susan Wright, a member of the State Republican Executive Committee, finished first in the May 1 spe...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the special runoff election in Texas’ 6th Congressional District to be held on July 27. Early voting will start July 19....

Gov. Greg Abbott sets July 27 as date of special election runoff to succeed late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright Texas Tribune Updated:  Tags:  Gov. Greg Abbott has selected July 27 as the date of the special election runoff to replace the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, R-Arlington. Early voting starts July 19. The runoff features two Republicans: Wrights widow, Susan Wright, and state Rep. Jake Ellzey of Waxahachie. Susan Wright, a member of the State Republican Executive Committee, finished first in the M...

Carter sworn in as House member to replace Richmond, padding Democrats majority Cristina Marcos © Greg Nash Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.) participates in a ceremonial swearing in for media Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.) was sworn into office on Tuesday after winning a special election to fill the vacancy left by now-White House adviser Cedric Richmond. Carter officially becoming a House member slightly boosts Democrats razor-thin majority with 219 seats over Republicans 212. Democrats c...