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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 Secretary of State. Next behind her were Republican State Rep. Jake Ellzey with 13.9% and Democrat Jan...

Texas Congressional election heads to runoff with two Republicans in the lead By Aaron Navarro May 2, 2021 / 3:38 PM / CBS News 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 COVID-19 and a battle with lung cancer. "I can't tell you how honored I am to be the first-place finisher i...

The Texas special election, explained Vox.com 5/2/2021 © RJA1988/Pixabay State flag of Texas A special election for the House seat in Texas’ Sixth Congressional District will head to a runoff, featuring two Republicans in a race that has implications for the 2022 midterms and the post-Trump Republican Party. The special election was called after the death of former Rep. Ron Wright (R-TX) due to Covid-19. Voters in the district, which is centered in suburban Tarrant County, outside of Fort Worth, went to the polls Saturday to choose from a slate of 23 candidates in an all-party election...

Crowded field of Republicans and Democrats compete for Texas House seat CNN 3 hrs ago © CNN/Jeremy Moorhead A special election in Texas on Saturday features a sprawling field of Republicans and Democrats competing for the US House seat formerly held by the late GOP Rep. Ron Wright, who died in February after contracting Covid-19. Candidates from both parties are competing on the same ballot, with 23 candidates in total, including 11 Republicans and 10 Democrats. If no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote on Saturday, the race will advance to a runoff between the two candidates who re...

Tammy Allison joins the list of candidates for the 6 th Congressional District seat. "I didn't ask to run,” Allison said. “The residents and people of District 6 did. I've been a public servant in the executive branch for my entire career. Stepping up to the plate to answer this call feels like a natural part of my journey to serve others." A first-generation Nigerian-American, Allison has undergone several challenging life obstacles such as childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, and more but has used that to fuel the very things she fights for politically. Though Allison was born and...