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Voters in Texas’ 6th Congressional District will head to the polls on Saturday to choose a successor to former Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas), who died after contracting the coronavirus in February. And the contest may prove to be a referendum on former President Donald Trump. A whopping 23 candidates — 11 Republicans, 10 Democrats, one Libertarian and one independent — are on the ballot. If no single candidate wins more than 50 percent, voters will return to the polls later to decide a runoff between the top two candidates. Wright’s widow, Susan Wright, picked up a key endors...

The November 2020 U.S. House elections left House Speaker Nancy Pelosi TX-06 is centered in southeast Tarrant County (Fort Worth), which contains 70 percent of the district’s voters, extending southeast into exurban Ellis County (25 percent) and rural Navarro County (5 percent). During the past decade, TX-06 has transitioned from red to pink, with the GOP presidential candidate winning by 17 percentage points in 2012, 12 points in 2016 and 3 points in 2020. The TX-06 races followed a similar pattern, with the Republican margin of victory dropping from 19 points (2012), 25 points (2014) and ...

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., left, shakes hands with Linda Thomas right, as Texas congressional candidate Michael Wood looks on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Arlington, Texas. Wood is considered the anti-Trump Republican Texas congressional candidate that Kinzinger has endorsed in the May 1st special election for the 6th Congressional District. AP MANSFIELD, Texas — Adam Kinzinger came to Texas this week to hunt unicorns. The Illinois congressman was looking for Republicans who, like him, see former President Donald Trump as a scourge on their party and a threat to democracy. Kinzinger met p...

Texas election poses test of Trump's power over GOP Tal Axelrod © Getty Images Former President Donald Trump A special House election in Texas on Saturday is shaping up to be the first major test of former President Trump's sway among Republicans as the GOP fights to keep a seat in a rapidly diversifying suburban district. Trump has thrown his weight behind Susan Wright, a conservative activist who is running in a crowded field in Texas's 6th Congressional District to replace her husband, the late Rep. Ron Wright (R), who died in February after contracting the coronavirus. ...

Rep. Kinzinger goes to Texas in search of anti-Trump Republicans By Steve Peoples and Paul Weber Published  Rep. Adam Kinzinger talks about why he voted to impeach President Trump. MANSFIELD, Texas - Adam Kinzinger came to Texas this week to hunt unicorns. The Illinois congressman was looking for Republicans who, like him, see former President Donald Trump as a scourge on their party and a threat to democracy. Kinzinger met privately with one sympathetic Republican, former President George W. Bush, on his first day in the state. And on the second, he had lunch with Michael Wood, the only ope...