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Trump-backed candidate projected to lose U.S. House race in Texas-media By Susan Cornwell Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trumps preferred candidate for a U.S. House seat in Texas was projected to lose a special runoff election on Tuesday, defeated by a fellow Republican who raised far more campaign cash, the Texas Tribune newspaper said. Susan Wright, a 58-year-old Republican activist whom Trump endorsed in April, had sought to finish her late husband Representative Ron W...

July 28, 2021 Texas state Rep. Jake Ellzey (R) is the projected winner of the special election runoff in Texas 6th Congressional District. With nearly all precincts reporting their results on Tuesday night, Ellzey has 53 percent of the vote, defeating fellow Republican Susan Wright. Wrights late husband, Rep. Ron Wright, represented the 6th Congressional District until his death from COVID-19 in February.  Susan Wright had the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, who also recorded a r...

Susan Wright Loses Texas Election, a Failing Test for Trump On 7/27/21 at 10:36 PM EDT Former President Donald Trump was dealt a blow on Tuesday when his candidate, Susan Wright, lost in a Texas runoff election for the 6th Congressional District, calling into question how much pull his name has since leaving the White House. Trump has a winning track record of endorsing candidates and has thrown the weight of his name and his super PAC behind Wright. Tuesdays election served as an early gauge o...

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internal polls ahead of the runoff, with two polls showing her with double-digit leads. Democrats hoped they could win the suburban district in the special election called after Ron Wright’s death but were somewhat blindsided after they were locked out of the initial May special election in a 23-way race. Wright had the endorsements of Trump and other influential Republicans, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, the No. 3 House Republican. But some other Texas Re...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. Jake Ellzey, the Texas Republican, won a special congressional election against Susan Wright, who had the support of former President Trump.  Gov. Greg Abbott, a fellow Republican, said in a statement that Ellzey will be "a strong and effective leader for the people of North Texas." Ellzey was carrying more than 53% of the vote in Texas 6th Congressional District with results from almost all precincts reported. In ...

ZIP Advertisement GOP’s Jake Ellzey wins US House seat over Trump-backed rival in test of former presidents influence Share Updated: 11:22 PM EDT Jul 27, 2021 From Jake Ellzey for Texas Texas state Rep. Jake Ellzey will win the special election runoff in Texas 6th Congressional District, CNN projects. SOURCE: From Jake Ellzey for Texas GET OUR POLITICS NEWSLETTER Advertisement GOP’s Jake Ellzey wins US House seat over Trump-b...

House GOP Policy Committee chair reacts to Jim Jordan being blocked from Capitol riot panel on Your World Republican candidate Jake Ellzey won a hotly contested special election runoff in Texass sixth congressional district, defeating fellow Republican Susan Wright. Poll-watchers called the race late Tuesday night, solidifying an upset victory for Ellzey.    Wright is the widow of late Republican congressman Ron Wright who died earlier this year from the coronavirus. Former President Donald T...

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Jake Ellzey Defeats Widow of Former Congressman in Race for Texas Seat Mr. Ellzey, a state representative, was victorious in a runoff against Susan Wright, whose husband had represented the Sixth Congressional District before he died of Covid-19. State Representative Jake Ellzey narrowly missed capturing the Republican nomination for the seat in 2018, but he was victorious this time around.Credit...Robert W. Hart/The Dallas Morning News, via Associated Press Published July 27, 2021Updated July ...