Jake Ellzey defeats Susan Wright in runoff election for Texas' 6th congressional district, AP projects

Texas State Representative Jake Ellzey has won the special election runoff in Texas' 6th district, The Associated Press projects. Ellzey will succeed the late Congressman Ron Wright, who died in February from COVID-19 complications.

Ellzey narrowly lost to Ron Wright in the 2018 GOP primary for the same seat. This time around, he was endorsed by Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw and the former Texas Governor Rick Perry. Ellzey won over Wright's widow, Susan Wright, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Ellzey and Susan Wright were the top two vote getters in late April and advanced to a runoff, locking out any Democratic candidates in the open primary.