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More than two dozen candidates vie for House seat in Texas special election Allan Smith © Provided by NBC News Some 23 candidates are on the ballot Saturday as North Texas voters select who will replace U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, a Republican who died earlier this year after contracting Covid-19. The race to represent Texas 6th Congressional district, the first hotly-contested special election of President Joe Bidens term, is a jungle primary featuring 11 Republicans, including Wri...

Print this article Republican Susan Wright, the widow of the late Texas Rep. Ron Wright, will head to a runoff election in her campaign to fill her husbands 6th Congressional District seat. She is likely to face state Rep. Jake Ellzey, a fellow Republican, in a runoff election to be scheduled no earlier than May 24. Wright, a longtime Republican party activist, was winning about 23% late Saturday in the "jungle primary" special election to fill the seat. Ellzey won about 14%, a few hundred ...

Susan Wright, widow of late congressman, heads to runoff Emily Brooks © Provided by Washington Examiner Republican Susan Wright, the widow of the late Texas Rep. Ron Wright, will head to a runoff election in her campaign to fill her husbands 6th Congressional District seat. She is likely to face state Rep. Jake Ellzey, a fellow Republican, in a runoff election to be scheduled no earlier than May 24. Wright, a longtime Republican party activist, was winning about 23% late Sat...

AP Photo/John Minchillo Susan Wright, a Republican activist, and widow of deceased Congressman Ron Wright who died of Covid in February captured first place in the “jungle primary” in the Texas 6th congressional district. Twenty-three candidates vied for two spots in the runoff election in July and Wright finished first by a large margin. In the battle for the second spot in the runoff, air force veteran and Texas state House representative Jake Ellzey is in a tight battle with Democrat Jan...

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.

Susan Wright advances to runoff in Texas 6th District special election with tight race for second spot SYNDICATED 2 hours ago Republican Susan Wright will advance to a runoff in the special election for Texas 6th Congressional District, CNN projects, in a race that has been an early window into the fight over the future of the Republican Party in the aftermath of former President Donald Trumps attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election and the attack on the US Capitol.