The2021 Texas's 6th congressional district special election was held on May 1, 2021. The seat became vacant after incumbentRepublican Ron Wright died on February 7 ofCOVID-19 .
Ron Wright's widow,Susan Wright fromArlington , who was endorsed by former presidentDonald Trump ,[ 3] Jake Ellzey (who lost the Republican primary for this seat to Ron Wright in 2018) ofWaxahachie , who served as a member of theTexas House of Representatives starting on January 12, advanced to the runoff.[ 4] Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez ofFort Worth for the second place by just 354 votes.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
The special election was expected to be competitive, due to the district trending Democratic in recent years and itssuburban nature.[ 8] nonpartisan blanket primary took place, in which all candidates were listed on the same ballot. Since no candidate had received over 50 percent of the vote, the race proceeded to a runoff between the top two candidates in the first round,[ 9] [ 7] [ 10] [ 11]
Michael Ballantine, business and English lecturer[ 12] John Anthony Castro , attorney and candidate for U.S. Senate in2020 [ 13] [ 14] Mike Egan, former U.S. Army Special Forces Officer (Green Beret) and businessman[ 15] Jake Ellzey , state representative (2021) and candidate forTexas's 6th district 2018 [ 16] [ 17] Brian Harrison , former chief of staff ofDepartment of Health and Human Services (2019–2021)[ 18] [ 19] Sery Kim, formerSBA official[ 20] Travis Rodermund, police officer[ 21] Daniel Rodimer , formerWWE professional wrestler and nominee forNevada's 3rd congressional district in2020 [ 22] [ 15] Jennifer Garcia Sharon, volunteer caregiver and nominee forTexas's 35th congressional district in2020 [ 15] Michael Wood, major in theU.S. Marine Corps Reserve [ 23] Susan Wright, widow of former U.S. Representative Ron Wright[ 24] [ 25] Texas State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) for District 10.[ 26] [ 27] Joe Barton , former U.S. Representative forTexas's 6th district [ 13] David Cook,state representative (2021–present)[ 13] David Hill, Mayor ofWaxahachie [ 13] Cary Moon,Fort Worth city councillor [ 9] Andy Nguyen, deputy chief of staff for Ron Wright[ 13] Adrian Mizher, banker(ran as an Independent) [ 9] [ 15] Katrina Pierson , former national spokesperson forDonald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and senior advisor toDonald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign [ 28] [ 29] [ 30] Manny Ramirez, President of theFort Worth Police Officers Association[ 13] [ 31] Tony Tinderholt , state representative (2015–present)[ 22] Bill Waybourn,Tarrant County sheriff[ 13] Jeff Williams , Mayor ofArlington (2015–2021)(endorsed Wright) [ 9] Lydia Bean , small business owner, former state House candidate[ 32] Daryl J. Eddings, business owner[ 15] Matthew Hinterlong, developer[ 32] Tammy Allison Holloway, attorney[ 15] Shawn Lassiter, Leadership ISD Chief of Equity and Inclusion[ 32] [ 33] Patrick Moses, former assistant director for Field Operations,Department of Homeland Security and Minister[ 22] Jana Sanchez, commentator, activist, and nominee forTexas's 6th district 2018 [ 14] Manuel R. Salazar, realtor[ 15] Brian K. Stephenson, systems engineer[ 15] Chris Suprun, paramedic and Republicanfaithless elector in2016 [ 15] [ 34] Phil Gray, property manager[ 15] Adrian Mizher, banker[ 15] Sery Kim (R)
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Poll source Date(s) Sample[ a] Margin (D) Tammy Allison
(R) Michael Ballantine
(D) Lydia Bean
(R) John Castro
(D) Daryl Eddings
(R) Mike Egan
(R) Jake Ellzey
(L) Phil Gray
(R) Brian Harrison
(D) Matt Hinterlong
(R) Sery Kim
(D) Shawn Lassiter
(I) Adrian Mizher
(D) Patrick Moses
(R) Travis Rodermund
(R) Dan Rodimer
(D) Manuel Salazar
(D) Jana Sanchez
(R) Jennifer Sharon
(D) Brian Stephenson
(D) Chris Suprun
(R) Michael Wood
(R) Susan Wright
Other Undecided Data for Progress (D) [ 56] [ A] April 5–12, 2021 344 (LV) ± 5.0% – – 9% – – – 13% – 10% – – 10% 2% – – – – 16% – – – – 22% 2% 14% Global Strategy Group (D) [ 57] [ B] March 11–16, 2021 500 (LV) ± 4.4% – – 6% – – – 8% – 6% – – 4% – 2% – 1% – 9% – – – – 18% – 45% Victoria Research (D) [ 58] [ C] March 9–12, 2021 450 (LV) ± 4.6% – – 5% – – – 8% – – – 1% 3% 3% 2% – – – 17% – – – – 21% 3% 39%
Susan Wright came in first in the primary with 15,077 (19.2%) votes to Ellzey's 10,865 (13.8%) and Sanchez's 10,518 (13.4%). On Sunday, May 2, 2021, Sanchez conceded the race to Ellzey. Since no candidate received a majority, the top two candidates, Wright and Ellzey, proceeded to a runoff.
2021 Texas's 6th congressional district special election[ 62] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Susan Wright 15,077 19.21 Republican Jake Ellzey 10,865 13.85 Democratic Jana Sanchez 10,518 13.40 Republican Brian Harrison 8,485 10.81 Democratic Shawn Lassiter 6,973 8.89 Republican John Anthony Castro 4,321 5.51 Democratic Tammy Allison Holloway 4,240 5.40 Democratic Lydia Bean 2,923 3.72 Republican Michael Wood 2,509 3.20 Republican Michael Ballantine 2,225 2.84 Republican Dan Rodimer 2,088 2.66 Democratic Daryl J. Eddings Sr. 1,654 2.11 Republican Mike Egan 1,544 1.97 Democratic Patrick Moses 1,189 1.52 Democratic Manuel R. Salazar III 1,120 1.43 Republican Sery Kim 889 1.13 Republican Travis Rodermund 460 0.59 Independent Adrian Mizher 351 0.45 Democratic Brian K. Stephenson 271 0.35 Libertarian Phil Gray 265 0.34 Democratic Matthew Hinterlong 252 0.32 Republican Jennifer Garcia Sharon 150 0.19 Democratic Chris Suprun 102 0.13 Total votes 78,471 100.00
A runoff was held on July 27 betweenSusan Wright andJake Ellzey . In the campaign prior to the runoff, Wright relied heavily on Trump's endorsement in order to further her candidacy, but was considered to have run a poor campaign.[ 63] Club for Growth spent heavily in the runoff, buying US$1.2 million in advertisements that supported Wright and attacked Ellzey.[ 63] [ 63] public education " in text messages to Democratic-leaning potential voters, as well as noting that Wright was endorsed by former presidentDonald Trump .[ 63] Super PAC that was supporting Ellzey, targeted Democrats with advertisements, but Ellzey himself denied that he was specifically targeting Democrats, instead claiming that his statements were designed to be bipartisan.[ 63]
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Poll source Date(s) Sample[ a] Margin Susan Jana Undecided Data for Progress (D) [ 56] [ A] April 5–12, 2021 344 (LV) ± 5.0% 53% 43% 5%
County[ 2] Jake Ellzey Republican Susan Wright Republican Margin Total votes # % # % # % Ellis 6,784 56.68% 5,185 43.32% 1,599 13.36% 11,969 Navarro 1,398 43.87% 1,789 56.13% -391 -12.27% 3,187 Tarrant (part) 12,655 52.82% 11,305 47.18% 1,350 5.63% 23,960 Totals 20,837 53.27% 18,279 46.73% 2,558 6.54% 39,116
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