'''Wesley Hunt''' is a [[United States Army]] veteran and [[African-American]] [[conservative]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] who lost his bid in 2020 to unseat the [[left-wing]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[U.S. Representative]] [[Lizzie Fletcher]] in the 7th congressional district.
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'''Wesley Parish Hunt''' (born c. 1981) is a [[United States Army]] veteran and [[African-American]] [[conservative]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] who lost his bid in 2020 to unseat the [[left-wing]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[U.S. Representative]] [[Lizzie Fletcher]] in the 7th congressional district.
==2020 U.S. House election in Texas’ 7th district==
==2020 U.S. House election in Texas’ 7th district==
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===Republican primary===
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Hunt won his party's primary election with 61% of the votes cast.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-texas-house-district-7-primary-election.html Texas Primary Election Results: Seventh House District]</ref>
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Hunt won his party's primary election in 2020 with 61 percent of the votes cast.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-texas-house-district-7-primary-election.html Texas Primary Election Results: Seventh House District]</ref>
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==See also==
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In 2022, Hunt will again run against Fletcher for the congressional seat.
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=See also==
*[[John James]], running for [[U.S. Senate]] from [[Michigan]]
*[[John James]], running for [[U.S. Senate]] from [[Michigan]]
*[[Nancy Mace]], running for [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[South Carolina]]'s 1st district
*[[Nancy Mace]], running for [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[South Carolina]]'s 1st district