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TexasTowelie

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 12:19 AM Nov 2020

Van Duyne is ahead in this Texas race for Congress, but Valenzuela won't concede

Nearly a week has passed since the election, yet the apparent loser of one of the hottest contested races for Congress in Dallas-Fort Worth is refusing to concede defeat.

Democrat Candace Valenzuela, a former Carrollton-Farmers Branch school trustee, ran a strong underdog campaign for Congressional District 24, which includes much of Northeast Tarrant County and the suburban neighborhoods between Fort Worth and north Dallas. The district was pegged as one of several former GOP strongholds that Democrats hoped to win.

But, with 100% of precincts reporting, Valenzuela remains 4,489 votes behind Republican Beth Van Duyne, a former Irving mayor who was supported by many local leaders in the Congressional district.

Van Duyne leads with 166,363 votes, compared to 161,874 ballots cast for Valenzuela, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s office.

Read more: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article247076807.html

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Van Duyne is ahead in this Texas race for Congress, but Valenzuela won't concede (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2020 OP
good for her, never concede until the resutls are certified nt msongs Nov 2020 #1
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