The special election carousel keeps on rolling today with two contests for open seats in the lower houses of the Texas and California state legislatures. In the Texas state House of Representatives, the seat in District 10 is open after Jake Ellzey was elected to Congress last month. The district covers all of Ellis County, as well as the northwest corner of Henderson County. … [Read more...] about Election Results: State Legislative Special Elections in Texas and California
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Texas 6th Congressional District Special Runoff Election Results
Voters in Texas's 6th Congressional District are again heading to the polls today to vote in a runoff for the special election back in early May. Texas 6th covers all of Ellis and Navarro Counties, as well as southeastern Tarrant County. The seat is open after Rep. Ron Wright passed away after a battle with cancer further complicated by COVID-19. His widow, Susan Wright, along … [Read more...] about Texas 6th Congressional District Special Runoff Election Results
The Special Election Runoff in Texas’s Sixth Congressional District
The special election runoff for Texas’s Sixth Congressional district is a sleepier affair than most other special elections. Total turnout for the May blanket (all party) primary was 53K less than turnout for the special election in New Mexico’s First District despite TX-06 having over 100K more (ACS projected) residents than NM-01. Democratic voters and analysts lost interest … [Read more...] about The Special Election Runoff in Texas’s Sixth Congressional District
Texas 6th Congressional District Special Election Results and more
Today, voters across Texas are voting in municipal elections. In the 6th Congressional District, they are also voting in a special election for an open Congressional seat after Rep. Ron Wright passed away after a battle with cancer further complicated by COVID-19. We will have the results for that race, as well as election results from the five largest cities in the state with … [Read more...] about Texas 6th Congressional District Special Election Results and more
Competitive Congressional Races: What Happened?
The 2020 Congressional Election did not go the way Democrats hoped. National Democrats expected to gain seats, but results so far are a net loss. The results vindicated the National Republican Congressional Committee who expected to narrow the Democratic majority by picking off vulnerable Congressional Democrats and holding the line in Republican seats across the country. Over … [Read more...] about Competitive Congressional Races: What Happened?