Texas Scorecard by Brandon Waltens | March 11, 2024
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Calls for Dade Phelan to End Campaign After Former Rival Endorses His Opponent
Alicia Davis, who received over 10 percent of the vote in the primary, has endorsed David Covey in the May 28 runoff. The challenger to House Speaker Dade Phelan in the upcoming runoff election just gained the endorsement of one of his former opponents, leading Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to call on Phelan to terminate his campaign.
Alicia Davis, a Jasper County activist, received 10.5 percent of the vote on election night last week in the three-way race for House District 21—the seat currently occupied by Phelan.
David Covey, the former Orange County GOP chairman, received first place with 46.3 percent of the vote while Phelan is entering the runoff election behind with 43.2 percent support.
Because no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election is slated for May 28.
In a Facebook post over the weekend, Davis said she was glad to see Republican voters overwhelmingly approve a proposition supporting property tax elimination—a core issue of her campaign—and that, going forward, she feels that it is in voters’ best interest to support Covey.
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