Runoff likely in packed Republican race to succeed Chip Roy in representing the Hill Country

US Rep. Chip Roy’s resolution to vacate his congressional seat to run for Texas attorney general creates a gap in the Central Texas district he has represented since 2019. On Tuesday night time, voters will get a clearer concept of ​​their choices as we march in direction of November.

A runoff is likely in the Republican Primary, the place 12 candidates are dealing with off for the nomination. Most notable amongst them is Mark Teixeirathe former Texas Rangers baseball participant who stated final summer time that he was “ready to help defend President Trump’s America First agenda, Texas families and individual liberty.”

Among the different Republicans operating in the major are former Bexar County GOP Chair Kyle Sinclair, Small Business Administration appointee Mike Wheeler and Kendall County lawyer Heather Tessmer.

On the Democratic poll, Kristin Hook, Regina Vanburg and Gary Taylor are vying for the nomination for a district that hasn’t voted blue since the mid-’70s.

If no candidates gather 50% of the vote, the prime two vote-getters in every major will advance to the May 26 runoff.

About the district

US House District 21 covers a swatch of Central Texas between Austin and San Antonio, and contains a lot of the Texas Hill Country, together with Kerrville and Fredericksburg.

About 846,000 Texans name the district residence, in accordance to US Census information; 57% of that inhabitants is white and 32% is Hispanic. The median per-capita earnings is $56,000.

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