Republican candidate Jake Ellzey won a hotly contested special election runoff in Texas's sixth congressional district, defeating fellow Republican Susan Wright. TRUMP GOES ALL IN ON TEXAS ALL-GOP SPECIAL ELECTION RUNOFF FOR CONGRESSWright is the widow of late Republican congressman Ron Wright who died earlier this year from the coronavirus. The race was considered by some as a referendum on Trump's influence on the GOP, though turnout in the special election was low. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"Hello, this is your hopefully all-time favorite president, Donald Trump," Trump said in the calls. "I’m asking you to go out and vote for a great Republican, a great woman, Susan Wright."

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