Voters in Texas’ 6th Congressional District elected state Rep. Jake Ellzey in a special election Tuesday night. Ellzey defeated former President Trump-backed candidate Susan Wright, whose delayed husband previously held the seat. Wright was also endorsed by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY).
Now, as Election Day votes begin to trickle in in Tarrant and Navarro Counties, Jake Ellzey(R) with 13,820 votes (52.80%) still leads Susan Wright(R) with 12,354 votes (47.20%) in the additional runoff election in District TX-06. https://t.co/u5Zhy1FOjU photo:twitter.com/cRdOAzqorQ
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) July 28, 2021
I’ve seen enough. Jake Ellzey (R) defeats Susan Wright (R) in #TX06 special round of elections.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) July 28, 2021
Democrats were eliminated from the runoff election in May, guaranteeing GOP control of the seat. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) congratulated Ellzey on her “hard-fought” victory.
“Congratulations to Jake Ellzey on a hard-fought victory. #TX06 “The district elected a staunch conservative who will fight the Democrats’ socialist agenda of open borders, higher taxes, and massive spending packages that are causing the prices of goods to skyrocket,” Chairman Tom Emmer (R-MN) said in a statement.
NRCC Chairman @tomemmer Statement on By-election TX-06 #TX06 photo:twitter.com/QWOjHfSUWa
— NRCC (@NRCC) July 28, 2021
Ellzey’s victory reduces Speaker Pelosi’s majority in the lower house to just eight seats.
Once #TX06 Republican congressman-elect Jake Ellzey takes oath of office, Democratic majority will be reduced to 8 seats in the House of Representatives for a total of 432 voting members:
220 Democrats
212 Republicans
3 vacancies: Florida 20: Hastings-D, Ohio 11: Fudge-D and Ohio 15: Stivers-R— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) July 28, 2021
