Gary Gates defeats Eliz Markowitz in Texas House District 28 runoff in Fort Bend County

[TexasTowelie]

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Republican Gary Gates took the Texas House District 28 seat with 58 percent of the votes in the nationally targeted special election runoff.

Democrat Eliz Markowitz released a statement following the results:

“We knew this election would be tough — it’s not easy to take on Republicans in an off-year special election, but we made this seat competitive in a way it’s never been before. We head into November having established a movement for change and that movement will continue across the state of Texas through November. This is a grassroots campaign dedicated to putting people over special interests, and we’ve built a network that will last for years to come.”

Democrats hoped a win in State House District 28 race could help turn the Texas House blue and signal bigger political change ahead in November.

District 28 is a historically Republican seat in a growing and diversifying area. Since incumbent Dr. John Zerwas resigned in September 2019, outside groups have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to flip the seat.

Read more: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/all-eyes-on-nationally-watched-texas-house-runoff-race-in-fort-bend-county/285-72303db3-9adc-4494-ba2d-ccdb9123a86a

[RandySF]

1. It hurts, but I don't know what could have been done differently

Everybody put in 110%.

[TexasTowelie]

2. Yes, I'm glad that we were able to get so much support in that race.

O'Rourke, Castro, and Warren lended their support to her campaign. The district was designed to be a GOP majority district so it would have taken a miracle to flip it.

[diva77]

3. I posted in Texas forum about problems with the Hart Intercivic machines in Fort Bend County that

were never addressed from the 2018 elections.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/107845296#post1

K&R for exposure

[Susan Calvin]

5. Yep.

In a rational world we wouldn't consider any election legitimate until we have paper ballots.

[RhodeIslandOne]

4. Texas gonna Texas n/m

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Impeachment must not lead to voter complacency

Not saying that's what happened here, just an observation. Folks loosely connected to following politics say "we're winning" and don't feel as much need to vote.