Crowded field of Republicans and Democrats compete for Texas House seat

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A special election in Texas on Saturday features candidates from both parties are competing on the same ballot, with 23 candidates in total, for the US House seat formerly held by the late GOP Rep. Ron Wright

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 receive the most votes.Texas' 6th Congressional District has been in Republican hands for years, though the GOP margin of victory has declined at the presidential level in recent elections.

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