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RandySF

(58,935 posts) Tue Jul 14, 2020, 11:02 PM Jul 2020

TX-SEN: MJ Hegar wins Democratic nomination.

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@Redistrict 31m I've seen enough: M.J. Hegar (D) defeats Royce West (D) in the #TXSEN Dem runoff and will face Sen. John Cornyn (R) in November.

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TX-SEN: MJ Hegar wins Democratic nomination. (Original Post) RandySF Jul 2020 OP

I voted for West. Laelth Jul 2020 #1

I voted for MJ. She gets vets & suburban women votes. onetexan Jul 2020 #3

hmmm no vote totals here nt msongs Jul 2020 #2

Prior to counting mail-in votes, these are the totals: Laelth Jul 2020 #4

Hegar to the U.S. Senate. oasis Jul 2020 #5

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

1. I voted for West.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 11:08 PM

Jul 2020

Naturally, I wish Ms. Hegar the best in her effort to defeat Cornyn.

-Laelth

onetexan

(13,043 posts)

3. I voted for MJ. She gets vets & suburban women votes.

Reply to Laelth (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 11:22 PM

Jul 2020

msongs

(67,420 posts)

2. hmmm no vote totals here nt

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 11:22 PM

Jul 2020

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

4. Prior to counting mail-in votes, these are the totals:

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 15, 2020, 08:48 AM

Jul 2020

Hegar 498,180
West 457,555

Mail-in ballots exceed the difference between the two totals, but I see no reason to believe that West would have any particular advantage in the mail-in voting. Hegar has declared victory. West has yet to concede.

-Laelth

oasis

(49,392 posts)

5. Hegar to the U.S. Senate.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2020, 09:02 AM

Jul 2020

Get busy Dems.

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