Two Texas House incumbents, Dan Flynn and J.D. Sheffield, fall behind early in primary runoff result
Two Republican Texas House incumbents were considerably behind their primary runoff opponents as election results continued to come in Tuesday.
State Rep. Dan Flynn of Canton trailed Bryan Slaton by over 20 percentage points. Flynn, who is running for a 10th term in the lower chamber, has faced off before against Slaton, who has previously run for the seat twice. State Rep. J.D. Sheffield of Gatesville, meanwhile, was behind Shelby Slawson by over 20 percentage points as well.
On the Democratic side, longtime state Rep. Harold Dutton of Houston was leading his opponent, Houston City Council member Jerry Davis, by nearly 5 percentage points, 52% to 47%, according to early returns.
Meanwhile, two Democratic incumbents who won special elections in January were split in their races as early returns came in.
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