Jake Ellzey Wins Bid for US House Seat Over Trump-Backed Susan Wright

Jake Ellzey Wins Bid for US House Seat Over Trump-Backed Susan Wright
Susan Wright (L) and Jake Ellzey (R). Susan Wright for Congress and Jake Ellzey for Congress
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Texas state legislator Jake Ellzey on Tuesday won a U.S. House seat in a race against a candidate backed by former President Donald Trump.

Ellzey, a Republican, was in the race for a vacant House seat in the Texas special congressional election runoff against Susan Wright, another Republican and the widow of the late Rep. Ron Wright, who had occupied the seat from 2019 until his death on Feb. 7.