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With 23 Candidates, Special Election in Texas Is Headed for Runoff David Montgomery and Edgar Sandoval © Susan Walsh/Associated Press Former Representative Ron Wright, right, in 2019. His wife, Susan Wright, center, is considered the front-runner for his vacant seat. AUSTIN, Texas — Susan Wright, the Republican widow of a congressman who died of Covid-19, emerged on Saturday evening as the front-runner in a tight race to replace her husband in Washington. Still, Ms. Wright,...

POLITICO 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 Link Copied Susan Wright, the widow of the late congressman, and fellow Republican Jake Ellzey are runni...

May 2, 2021 2:57 p.m. Republicans Susan Wright and state Rep. Jake Ellzey have advanced to a runoff in Texas’ 6th Congressional District special election to replace the late Rep. Ron Wright (R-TX), following his death earlier this year from COVID-19. CNN and the Texas Tribune projected Susan Wright, the widow of the late lawmaker, and Ellzey’s advancement to the runoff in the special election. Susan Wright, who is a veteran GOP activist and serves on the State Republica...

Texas special election: Republicans Susan Wright and Jake Ellzey advance to runoff for House seat, NBC News projects Allan Smith © Provided by NBC News Republicans Susan Wright and state Rep. Jake Ellzey will advance to a runoff in the special election to fill a North Texas congressional seat, NBC News projects — locking Democrats out in the first hotly-contested special election of President Joe Bidens term. Wright, a longtime activist in local GOP politics and the widow of...

A Texas Republican backed by former President Donald Trump has advanced to a runoff election to fill a U.S. House of Representatives vacancy left by the death of her husband, while Democrats were shut out of the contest.

Gino Spocchia2 May 2021 12:00 US warned of ‘very grave situation’ On Sunday, a senior official for North Korea’s foreign ministry issued a warning of a “very grave situation” for the United States in future, following recent remarks by Joe Biden aimed at Pyongyang. The US president on Wednesday said North Korea and its nuclear programme were a “serious threat” to the world. And on Friday, the White House issued further remarks, saying Mr Biden would veer away from both the Obama ...

After Donald Trump’s endorsement, Susan Wright separated from the pack in the crowded congressional special election.

Texas Republicans Susan Wright and Jake Ellzey will advance to a congressional runoff race following a crowded special election Saturday.

Republican Jake Ellzey had 13.8 percent, a slight edge of 0.4 percent, or 354 votes, over Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez in the chaotic election that had 23 candidates, including 11 Republicans, 10 Democrats, a Libertarian, and an independent. “Nothing could be a worse omen for the Democratic Party than to have a winnable district like this with two Republicans in the runoff,” Sanchez said in an interview last month. “That would be very embarrassing and very disheartening.” On Sunday, Sanc...

Former President Donald Trump congratulated Susan Wright, widow of late Rep. Ron Wright, on Sunday