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Representative Ron Wright died earlier this year and his death led to a special election.  The race to replace him drew almost two dozen candidates: 11 Republicans, 10 Democrats, 1 libertarian, 1 independent. The congressional district (CD-06) runs from southeast of the Dallas-Fort Worth area to rural Ellis and Navarro counties.  President Trump won the district in 2020 by three points.  [NYT Election Results] The race was close throughout the special election and included Susan Wright the w...

Texas special House election heads to a runoff Ron Wright. Photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images Susan Wright (R), the widow of Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas), will advance to a runoff contest in the special House election for Texas 6th congressional district, AP reports. Why it matters: Ron Wright became the first sitting member of Congress to die of the coronavirus, two weeks into his second term and the seat has been empty since. The state of play: Susan Wright was the only Republican...

Susan Wright, Endorsed By Donald Trump, Advances To U.S. House Runoff In Texas The Republican is running for the seat previously held by her husband, Rep. Ron Wright, who died in February after contracting COVID-19. Paul J. Weber AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Susan Wright of Texas, the widow of the first member of Congress to die after contracting COVID-19, advanced to a U.S. House runoff for her late husband’s seat Saturday night. But who she will face remained too early to call. With ne...

Wife of Texas Congressman who died of COVID-19 in runoff for seat Associated Press © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Republican Susan Wright of Texas, the widow of the first member of Congress to die after contracting COVID-19, secured a place in a US House runoff for her late husband’s seat Saturday night. With votes still being counted, Wright was ahead with more than 18% of the vote in Texas’ 6th Congressional District.  Close behind were Republican Jake Ellzey...

Susan Wright advances to runoff in Texas House special election By Republican Susan Wright advanced to a runoff in a special election for the seat representing Texas 6th Congressional district left vacant by her late husband Rep. Ron Wright. Photo by Susan Wright/Flickr Rep. Ron Wright, R-Texas, died on February 8, 2021, after a battle with cancer and COVID-19. He was the first member of congress to die from the coronavirus. Photo courtesy of the U.S. House of Representatives/Wikimedia Commons...

May 1, 2021 Share The widow of a Texas congressman who died after contracting COVID-19 carried Donald Trump’s endorsement into a special election Saturday, while Democrats and GOP critics of the former president hoped voters would instead send a surprising message to the rest of the U.S. The race has drawn only modest attention beyond Texas’ 6th Congressional District, which includes the booming corridor between Dallas and Fort Worth. Still, it poses an early test of suburban voters...

The media are going to suddenly lose interest in using special elections as barometers.

USA-ELECTION/TEXAS (PIX):Trump-backed candidate heads to runoff in Texas special congressional election

Still Donald Trumps GOP? House Runoff Will Put His Leadership to the Test On 5/2/21 at 9:39 AM EDT A House runoff election will indicate how much influence former president Donald Trump still holds over the Republican Party. A special election in Texas 6th Congressional District on Saturday saw a crowded field, including 11 Republicans, in the running to succeed Republican Rep. Ron Wright. He became the first member of Congress to die after contracting COVID-19 in February, just weeks into his ...

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 Se...