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The 2021 Texas's 6th congressional district special election was held on May 1, 2021. The seat became vacant after incumbent Republican Ron Wright died on February 7 of COVID-19.
Ron Wright's widow, Susan Wright from Arlington, who was endorsed by former president Donald Trump,[3] and Jake Ellzey (who lost the Republican primary for this seat to Ron Wright in 2018) of Waxahachie, who served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives starting on January 12, advanced to the runoff.[4] Ellzey finished ahead of Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez of Fort Worth for the second place by just 354 votes.[5][6] Sanchez conceded defeat to Ellzey the day after the election.[7] The district was a Republican hold due to two Republicans advancing to the runoff.
The special election was expected to be competitive, due to the district trending Democratic in recent years and its suburban nature.[8] A nonpartisan blanket primary took place, in which all candidates were listed on the same ballot. Since no candidate had received over 50 percent of the vote, the race proceeded to a runoff between the top two candidates in the first round,[9] resulting in two Republicans advancing to the runoff.[7] The runoff took place on July 27.[10] Ellzey won the runoff election, earning 53.3% to Wright's 46.7%.[11]
- ^ "Governor Abbott Sets Special Election Date For 6th Congressional District". Governor of Texas. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Texas Election Night Results". results.texas-election.com. July 27, 2021.
- ^ Din, Benjamin (April 26, 2021). "Trump backs Susan Wright to replace her late husband in Texas' 6th District". Politico.
- ^ "Texas Special Election Results: Sixth Congressional District". The New York Times. The New York Times. May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Recount laws in Texas". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ Ethan Cohen, Adam Levy and Clare Foran (May 2, 2021). "Susan Wright advances to runoff in Texas' 6th District special election with tight race for second spot". CNN. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ a b Mutnick, Ally (May 2, 2021). "Dems get locked out of Texas special election". POLITICO. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ Zanona, Melanie (February 8, 2021). "GOP Rep. Ron Wright dies after Covid diagnosis". Politico. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ Dearman, Eleanor (February 8, 2021). "A special election will be held to fill Arlington Rep. Ron Wright's congressional seat". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ Dearman, Eleanor (May 12, 2021). "July date is set for Texas congressional runoff for Ron Wright's U.S. House seat". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Texas Special Runoff Election Results: Sixth Congressional District". The New York Times. July 27, 2021. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 28, 2021.