“There’s been a lot of push against Sanders, and it makes me feel very helpless,” said one supporter. “There’s always going to be a faction of the party trying to stop him.”
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Texas 2020 Elections
Joe Biden wins Texas primary in a stunning turnaround
Biden had trailed in the polls leading up to election day, which pointed to Bernie Sanders as the frontrunner.
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Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton concedes Republican primary in surprising upset
Sitton was elected in 2014 to the three-member board, which oversees Texas’ oil and gas industry. Jim Wright, who beat him in an upset, owns an oilfield waste services company.
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In Texas, a chaotic primary yields status quo results
As Democrats and Republicans gear up for a competitive general election in Texas, there seems to be less appetite for intraparty warfare.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Incendiary State Board of Education candidate Rob Morrow advances to runoff
Neither party wants to see Morrow, who has a history of sexist and racist rhetoric, elected to the board, but he is headed to a runoff for the District 5 seat.
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Join The Texas Tribune and WFAA for election night results
We’re discussing election results with longtime partner WFAA-TV in Dallas as they come in Tuesday night. Join us starting at 6:55 p.m. Central Time.
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Texas primary 2020 results: Watch live updates here
Get all of Texas’ election results through The Texas Tribune’s coverage of the 2020 primary races for president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature.
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Five things to watch on Super Tuesday in Texas
There is a lot to monitor when the results come in Tuesday on primary election night. Here are five of the biggest things.
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They voted early for Buttigieg and Klobuchar in Texas. Now some feel they threw their votes away.
“We need ranked-choice voting,” said one Texas early voter who cast a ballot for Pete Buttigieg before he dropped out of the race.
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How do I participate in Libertarian or Green party primaries?
Members of the Green and Libertarian parties don’t participate in Super Tuesday. Instead, they choose candidates at conventions held over the course of the next few months.