There were 23 candidates in the race, including a former WWE wrestler and an anti-Trump Republican.
Two Republicans are leading in , likely shutting out Democrats out from competing in the runoff in what they hoped would be a competitive seat in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs. Susan Wright was the top vote-getter on Saturday night. Her husband, Ron Wright, previously held the seat before dying from COVID-19 and a battle with lung cancer. “I can’t tell you how honored I am to be the first-place finisher in this special election to succeed my husband Ron,” she said in a statement. Wright was boosted in the last week of the campaign with an endorsement from former President Trump on Monday. She already had backing from local party officials and other Texas Republican Congressmembers. “Congratulations to Susan Wright on her great surge yesterday which made her NUMBER ONE,” Mr. Trump said Sunday in a statement. “Susan surged after I gave her an endorsement last week.
