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2018-09-19 Home Front: Politix
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GOP candidate scores upset win in Texas state Senate runoff
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[The Hill] A Republican candidate won an upset victory Tuesday night in the runoff for a Texas state Senate seat that had been held by Democrats for more than a decade.
Pete Flores (R), a conservative former leader of the state Parks and Wildlife Department’s law enforcement division, won a surprise victory over Democrat Pete Gallego.
The runoff election was held following the resignation of the seat's previous holder, state Sen. Carlos Uresti (D), after Uresti was found guilty of charges related to defrauding investors in an oil services company and sentenced to prison.
Uresti previously defeated Flores in 2016 by double digits. Flores won won in an eight-way special election encompassing both parties earlier this year, with Gallego trailing him by single digits.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) congratulated Flores on his victory in a statement. Republicans now control 21 of the state's 31 Senate seats. 
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