Sarah Eckhardt wins bid for Austin-area Texas Senate seat

[TexasTowelie]

Former Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt has won her bid to replace former Democratic state Sen. Kirk Watson.

The surprise development comes after Eckhardt’s opponent, state Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, announced he would be dropping out of the race to focus on securing a Democratic majority in the lower chamber.

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Rep. Eddie Rodriguez
@EddieforTexas
Today I released the following statement on my plans for 2020. I have decided to forego the runoff for Senate and focus my efforts on winning a Democratic majority and promoting an aggressive, progressive agenda in the Texas House.

The announcement makes Eckhardt the de-facto winner of the special election runoff.

Rodriguez and Eckhardt emerged as the top two candidates in a six-way special election race on July 15. Eckhardt received 50 percent of the vote and Rodriguez recieved 34 percent. Eckhardt resigned from her position as Travis County Judge earlier this year to run in the special election.

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Sarah Eckhardt
@sarah_eckhardt
I have deep respect for Representative Rodriguez and the race he ran. I look forward to joining forces with him in the next session to advance our shared progressive values for Bastrop and Travis Counties and for Texas.
11:12 AM · Jul 27, 2020

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