Granger, Veasey, Burgess win re-election in Fort Worth-area congressional races
A trio of Fort Worth-area U.S. representatives will return to Capitol Hill.
Longtime Fort Worth Republican Kay Granger won a 13th term in U.S. House District 12, incumbent Democrat Marc Veasey easily won Texas’ 33rd District and Republican Michael Burgess was re-elected in Texas’ 26th.
After trailing in early votes, Ron Wright took the lead over Democrat Stephen Daniel just before 8:30 p.m. for Texas’ 6 Congressional District.
Wright had more than 51% of the vote compared to Daniel’s 45.4%, according to the Associated Press. In the Tarrant County portion of the district, Daniel maintained a lead with 51% of the vote.
Daniel’s campaign called the race a “toss up” in late October. National firm GBOA Strategies found that while 45% of survey respondents supported Ron Wright, his 4% lead over Daniel was within the poll’s margin of error. Daniel is a Waxahachie attorney.
Wright, an Arlington resident and former Arlington city councilman and Tarrant County tax assessor, was hospitalized for part of September due to complications from treatment for lung cancer.
District 6 covers southeast Tarrant County and all of Ellis and Navarro counties.
CD 12: Kay Granger vs. Lisa Welch
Granger, first elected in 1997, had 64% of vote as of 11 p.m. The Associated Press called the race around 8:40 p.m. in favor of Granger. Democrat challenger Lisa Welch brought in just over 32% of the vote.
In the Tarrant County portion of the district, Granger had 58% to Welch’s 38%.
The district consists of the western half of Tarrant County, the eastern portion of Wise County and Parker County.
Granger, the ranking member of the Appropriations Committee, has been a major backer of defense spending in the Fort Worth-area. She has also championed the $1.18 billion Panther Island reroute of the Trinity River near downtown that has stalled.
CD 24: Beth Van Duyne vs. Candace Valenzuela
Democrat Candace Valenzuela and Republican Beth Van Duyne remained in competitive race throughout the night.
Van Duyne had 49% to Valenzuela’s 47% just before 11 p.m., according to the Associated Press.
In the Tarrant County portion of the district, early vote counts gave Van Duyne a roughly 20 point lead over Valenzuela. Van Duyne had 58% of Tarrant County’s votes compared to Valenzuela’s 38%.
The district straddles Dallas and Tarrant counties and includes the southeastern corner of Denton County.
The race for Texas’ 24th District created significant buzz nationally as Democrats looked to flip Texas. Both parties poured significant money into the race, with Valenzuela raising more than $4 million compared to Van Duyne’s $2.8 million, according to the Federal Election Commission.
CD 25: Roger Williams vs. Julie Oliver
Republican incumbent Roger Williams’ lead over Democrat Julie Oliver in the race for Texas’ 25th Congressional District widened as the night drew on.
Williams had nearly 55% of the vote just after 10:15 p.m., according to the Associated Press. Oliver had just over 43%.
Tarrant County voters cast 66% of their ballots for Williams, while Oliver brought in nearly 32%.
A focus of Texas and national Democrats, Oliver hoped to flip the district in her second bid for the seat.
She came within 9 points of Williams when she first challenged him in the 2018 election. The district stretches from south Fort Worth to central Austin and includes many rural areas and Fort Hood.
Williams was elected in 2012.
CD 26: Michael Burgess vs. Carol Iannuzzi
Trump-backed Republican Michael Burgess won Texas’ 26th Congressional District.
Burgess had more than 60% of the vote as of 11 p.m. The Associated Press called the election for Burgess around 8:40 p.m. Iannuzzi had just under 38% of the vote.
“We knew it was a long shot to win in this district based on the gerrymandering, but it was worth the effort for democracy,” Iannuzzi said on Twitter.
In Tarrant County, Burgess had nearly 66% of the vote while Iannuzzi had 31%.
Just after 8 p.m. Burgess had 59% of the vote compared to Iannuzzi’s 39%.
CD 33: Fabian Cordova Vasquez vs. Marc Veasey
Incumbent Democrat Marc Veasey easily won Texas’ 33rd District a fifth time.
The Associated Press called the race for Veasey with 67% of the vote. Republican challenger Fabian Cordova Vasquez had about 25%.
The Fort Worth Democrat had about 70.5% of Tarrant County’s early vote. He was first elected in 2012.
The district is split between Tarrant and Dallas counties.
This story was originally published November 3, 2020 at 7:23 PM.
