Republican John Lujan and Democrat Frank Ramirez advance to runoff for San Antonio-area Texas House

[TexasTowelie]

Republican John Lujan and Democrat Frank Ramirez advance to runoff for San Antonio-area Texas House seat

by Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune


Republican John Lujan and Democrat Frank Ramirez are advancing to a special election runoff to fill the seat of former state Rep. Leo Pacheco, D-San Antonio, a seat the GOP is eager to flip as it looks to gain new ground in South Texas.

With all vote centers reporting Tuesday night, Lujan was getting 42% of the vote, while Ramirez was receiving 20%, according to unofficial returns. Democrat Desi Martinez, a lawyer, was in third with 18%, followed by Democrat Katie Farias, a local school board member, at 12%. The other Republican on the ballot — Adam Salyer, the 2020 nominee for the seat — finished last at 9%.

The special election was triggered by Pacheco’s resignation last month to teach at San Antonio College.

The district, anchored in the South Side of San Antonio, is Democratic-friendly, though Republicans believe they have a shot at capturing it as they seek to capitalize on President Joe Biden’s underperformance across South Texas last year.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/28/texas-house-special-election-san-antonio-results/

Democrats will need to work hard if they want to hold onto this seat. The GOP candidates received 50.34% of the vote compared to 49.66% for the Democratic candidates.

[LeftInTX]

1. I wonder when the runoff is gonna be?

Abbott announced this election on Sept 7th. Candidates had to file by Sept 13th and early voting began on Sept 20th. Only 5 days of early voting. There was no opportunity to order mail ballots unless you were already receiving them.


I assume Abbott will hold the next election next week with no early voting..yeah...he's that evil....

Frank is a great guy.
Abbott wants to get Lujan in, so they can use his vote in the special session, which ends on Oct 20th.