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Texas Congressional election heads to runoff with two Republicans in the lead By Aaron Navarro Texas special election head to runoff Two Republicans are leading in Texas 6th congressional district, likely shutting out Democrats out from from competing in the runoff in what they hoped would be a competitive seat in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs. Susan Wright was the top vote-getter on Saturday night. Her husband, Ron Wright, previously held the seat before dying from COV...

"Democrats have come a long way toward competing in Texas but we still have a long way to go," Sanchez said in a statement. Ellzey is a state lawmaker who narrowly lost the GOP nomination for the seat in 2018 and carried the backing of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Susan Wright had already been seen as a favourite in a crowded race to fill the seat of her late husband, who died in February after being diagnosed with COVID-19. He was 67. The date of the runoff has not yet been set. Wright will e...

Susan Wright leads in tight race for open U.S. House seat in Texas Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1 hr ago 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 headed into a runoff. With all polling places reporting, Wright had 19.2% of the votes, according unofficial numbers from the Texas Secretary of State. Next behind her were Republican S...

While Ron Wright was reelected by 9 percentage points in 2020, the 6th District has been trending more Democratic in recent elections. In 2012, Mitt Romney carried the district with a 17-percentage point margin. Trump won it by 12 percentage points in 2016 but by only 3 last year. An outspoken anti-Trump Republican, Michael Wood ran on a message that put him far outside the mainstream of the GOP. Wood called for Republicans to reject Trump and stop perpetuating conspiracy theories like the ...

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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. Susan Wright, the wife of the late Republican Rep. Ron Wright, advanced Saturday to a runoff election for Texas’ Sixth Congressional District, which many see a bellwether for future contests. As of 9:46 p.m. local time, Wright received 18.9% of the votes. Candidates were required to get over 50% in order to avoid a runoff. There were 23 candidates on the ballot. The district, which covers some southeastern part...

House runoff in Texas set between GOPs Wright, Ellzey May 2, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Sign supporting various candidates sit outside an early voting location Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Mansfield, Texas.LM Otero/AP 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...

There was “a chorus of catcalls” from a crowd vexed by Mr. Romney’s two votes to impeach former President Donald Trump, despite the fact that a resolution to censure the senator for those votes failed on 798-711 vote, according to the Utah Republican Party. The senator’s encounter with this hostile, lustily booing audience has greater implications, however. It is an indicator that Mr. Trump “is cementing his grip on the GOP and exacting revenge on those Republicans who supported his ...

Late Texas Rep. Ron Wrights House seat to remain in Republican control; runoff looms Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1 hr ago Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram © Shaban Athuman/The Dallas Morning News/TNS The seat held by the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, R- Texas, will remain in the Republican column. Wrights widow, Susan Wright, qualified for the runoff election. FORT WORTH, Texas — An open North Texas congressional seat will continue to be represented by a Republican aft...

Susan Wright clinches spot in runoff for 6th Congressional District, while Jake Ellzey leads Jana Sanchez Republicans Jake Ellzey, Susan Wright leading in race for 6th Congressional District spot The special election for the 6th Congressional District is one of the major races people are keeping an eye here in North Texas as people cast their ballots Saturday. ARLINGTON, Texas - The special election for the 6th Congressional District was one of the major races people kept an eye here in North ...