{"id":604403,"date":"2021-07-27T22:50:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T02:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=604403"},"modified":"2021-07-27T22:50:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T02:50:25","slug":"trump-endorsed-congressional-candidate-susan-wright-upset-in-texas-runoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-endorsed-congressional-candidate-susan-wright-upset-in-texas-runoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump-Endorsed Congressional Candidate Susan Wright Upset In Texas Runoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-endorsed-congressional-candidate-susan-wright-upset-in-texas-runoff%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=604403&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-27-at-4.29.05-PM-e1627437635934.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Trump-endorsed Susan Wright lost her runoff Tuesday in Texas\u2019 6th congressional district, falling short to opponent, state Rep. Jake Ellzey, in her bid to succeed her late husband in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being the favorite to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/24\/texas-ron-wright-susan-wright-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">succeed the late Rep. Ron Wright<\/a>&nbsp;after he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/08\/ron-wright-died-tested-positive-coronavirus-weeks-prior-hospitalized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">died from complications due to COVID-19<\/a>&nbsp;in February, Wright fell to Ellzey who had 53% with nearly 100% of the&nbsp;ballots&nbsp;counted, according to Associated Press elections&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2021\/07\/27\/us\/elections\/results-texas-house-district-6-special-runoff.htmlhttps:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/government-and-politics-health-texas-coronavirus-pandemic-house-elections-4cfb18cd70718446e37aed248aac82ff\">data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/14\/trump-official-running-congressional-seat-brian-harrison-support-100-former-administration-personnel\/\">over 100 members of his administration<\/a> first endorsed Wright in late April, shortly before the special election on May 1, and sent multiple statements urging eligible Texans to vote for her.<\/p>\n<p>Though Trump and high-profile Republicans like Sen. Ted Cruz endorsed Wright, the runoff divided Republicans across the state, with many opting to endorse Ellzey, a former Navy pilot. He was supported by former elected officials like Republican Gov. Rick Perry and lawmakers like Rep. Dan Crenshaw.<\/p>\n<p>While Wright bested Ellzey in the May 1 special election, she only won with 19% of the vote due to the size of the field. Ellzey finished second with 14%, beating the leading Democrat by just over 300 votes and thus securing an all-GOP runoff.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Ellzey\u2019s second-place finish in May his profile rose in the months before the runoff. He outspent Wright throughout the race, and through July 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/news\/2021\/07\/trump-backed-susan-wright-trails-fundraising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">raised over $1.2 million<\/a> compared to Wright\u2019s $454,000. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/07\/republicans-win-texas-mayoral-races-latino-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Republicans Win Big In Texas Mayoral Races With Increased Latino Support)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ellzey also had a wider breadth of support, including from Stephen Daniel, the Democratic nominee in the district in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince my only choices are Rs, I am voting for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeEllzey\">@JakeEllzey<\/a> in the upcoming runoff,\u201d Daniel tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"12.560747663551\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Since my only choices are Rs, I am voting for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeEllzey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JakeEllzey<\/a> in the upcoming runoff. Ds may be the deciding factor in this election and we need to do everything we can to make sure the Trump-endorsed Susan Wright loses.<\/p>\n<p>Also, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenTedCruz<\/a> is against Ellzey. Good enough for me.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen Daniel (@stephendaniel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephendaniel\/status\/1389225747689185287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But the state representative was attacked by conservative groups like Club for Growth, which poured money into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DDlD3PMR32c\">attack ads<\/a> against him and highlighted his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BagfXLt7DW4\">criticism<\/a> of other Texas conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepublicans want a real conservative who will actually show up, not a serial opportunist with a record of missing votes and supporting higher taxes,\u201d said Club for Growth president David McIntosh in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clubforgrowth.org\/ellzey-bragging-about-missed-votes-club-for-growth-action-criticisms-have-stuck\/\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear exactly when Ellzey will be sworn in by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, since the House is set to begin its August recess at the end of this week and is not scheduled to return until after Labor Day weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/15\/poll-ohio-nina-turner-shontel-brown-tied\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contentious runoff<\/a> is slated for Aug. 3 in Ohio\u2019s 11th congressional district, where Democrats have split their support between Nina Turner, a Sen. Bernie Sanders-aligned progressive, and Shontel Brown, a moderate Cuyahoga County council representative.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump-endorsed Susan Wright lost her runoff Tuesday in Texas\u2019 6th congressional district, falling short to opponent, state Rep. Jake Ellzey, in her bid to succeed her late husband in Congress.Despite &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-604403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}