What Happens to Gallegos' Senate Seat?
Hey, Texplainer: What will happen to the state Senate seat of Mario Gallegos, who passed away on Tuesday?
State Sen. Sen. Mario Gallegos, D-Houston, died Tuesday as a result of complications from a liver transplant several years ago.
Because he died fewer than 74 days before the general election, his name will still appear on the ballot, according to state election laws.
If Gallegos’ opponent, Republican R.W. Bray, is elected, he will take the seat. But Gallegos is heavily favored to win in the district, where President Obama took 63.5 percent of the vote in 2008.
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Comments (2)
gypsy314 ne
The other person running against him is the winner by default. Let the democrats get someone to run next time. Mario knew he was sick and should have drop out so someone could run in his place. This is no fault of the other person running against him so bottom line winner by default.
Jim Vance
@gypsy314ne
Can you not read, or simply that your brain lacks sufficient intelligence to comprehend and understand the meaning of the words written in the article? The potential death of a person on an election ballot prior to an election, what to do about it and how that is to be done was and is something contained in the Texas Constitution and State Law. There is no 'a priori' "right" of the surviving contestant(s) to be a default winner, period.
Doofus troll is all you are.