Politics & Government
Texas Lt. Gov Primary Race: Find Results Here
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick won the Republican Primary for Lt. Governor and will face Houston businessman Mike Collier in November election.
HOUSTON, TX — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick did what quite a few Texans in government hoped he wouldn’t do.
He won the Republican primary, handily defeating educator Scott Milder, taking 82 percent of the ballots statewide.
Though touted as close among a few political pundits, the race between Patrick and Milder was never close at all, with Patrick winning many of the early vote totals.
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"This is a great night for the people of Texas. The victories we are seeing tonight demonstrate that without a doubt, when it comes to liberty and freedom, border security, property tax relief, protection of the second amendment, protecting life and religious liberties, Texans won’t back down," Patrick said in an election night statement. "There have been great victories across the state — the re-election of some great senators — and two new Republicans are well on their way to joining their fellow conservatives in the Texas Senate. The GOP platform planks also confirm what we knew all along — the conservative majority supports our conservative legislative agenda."
Patrick, who was elected to his first term in 2014, never mentioned Milder in any of his political ads.
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Instead,Patrick focused on what he wanted to do if the voters returned him, and talked about issues near and dear to Texans, like border security and improving school funding.
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With state polls holding steady by 9 p.m., Democratic challenger Mike Collier narrowly avoided a runoff and held the line with 53 percent of the ballots statewide, to Michael Cooper’s 48 percent.
If you think you’ve heard Collier’s name before, it’s because you have..
The Houston businessman was the Democratic nominee for state comptroller in 2014, but lost his bid to Republican Glenn Hegar.
Patrick and Collier will face off in the general election in November.
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