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3 election takeaways: Trump king of GOP, Mayor Johnson’s political setback, Dems humbled in CD-6 Saturday night’s result will set the tone for 2022 and beyond. Paul Roblyer from Portland, Ore., holds a flag of with an image of former President Donald Trump as a few hundred people attend a second amendment rally at Riverfront Park on Saturday May 1, 2021 in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein)(Paula Bronstein) Donald Trump in full control of GOP Michael Wood shot at the king and missed. Ma...

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A runoff for a U.S. House seat in Texas is set between Republican Susan Wright, whose husband was the first member of Congress to die after being diagnosed with COVID-19, and Republican Jake Ellzey. Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez was narrowly locked out of the runoff in Texas’ 6th Congressional District, which has long been GOP territory. With nearly all votes counted, Sanchez had trailed Ellzey by 354 votes. She said in a statement Sunday that her campaign “came up ...

May 2021 Texas election results By Craig Huber Texas UPDATED 11:00 AM CT May. 02, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:32 AM CT May. 01, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:32 AM CDT May. 01, 2021 SHARE TEXAS — From mayors to contentious propositions, Texans made their voices heard at polling locations on Saturday. Despite heavy rain and flooding in ...

Print this article What’s an endorsement from former President Donald Trump worth? It could help some candidates in the right-leaning, pro-Trump districts. However, it’s no guarantee of a resounding victory — even in a district full of Republicans. Trump waded into the 6th Congressional District’s special election in Texas, which took place over the weekend. He endorsed Susan Wright, widow of former Rep. Ron Wright, who died of coronavirus-related complications in February. Wright re...

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By Susan Jones | May 3, 2021 | 8:03am EDT President Donald Trump holds a Make America Great Again rally on November 2, 2020, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) (CNSNews.com) - Susan Wright, the widow of U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, was the top voter-getter in Saturdays crowded race for Texass 6th congressional seat. Republican Rep. Ron Wright, a cancer patient, died of COVID in February shortly after taking office. Su...

Trump Says Endorsement Led to Shutout of Democrats in House Race Former President Donald Trump claimed victory after his endorsement of a leading GOP candidate shut out Democrats from a congressional special election in Texas. Republicans Susan Wright, the wife of the late Rep. Ron Wright, finished with 19 percent of the vote, while Jake Ellzey garnered 14 percent. Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez finished third with 13 percent and conceded on May 2. “Please explain to the Democrats and RINOs that...

  Texas 6th Congressional district was one that Nancy Pelosi thought she could flip to Democrat in a special election after its GOP congressman died, but when the votes were counted, no Democrat even made the runoff.  Under Texas special election procedures, the two top candidates move on to the runoff, and voters sent two Republicans to the runoff, completely shutting out the Democrats.  The top finisher in the primary and favorite in the runoff is the late congressmans widow, Susan Wright,...

A GOP candidate ran on an anti-Trump platform. He won just 3% of the vote. CNN 3 hrs ago Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The U.S. and Texas flags fly in front of high voltage transmission towers on February 21, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Millions of Texans lost power when winter storm Uri hit the state and knocked out coal, natural gas and nuclear plants that were unprepared for the freezing temperatures brought on by the storm. W...