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===2022 Election and Departure===
===2022 Election and Departure===
On March 1, 2022, Taylor (as the incumbent) faced four challengers in the Republican primary election for his Congressional District 3 seat (as the district is heavily GOP-leaning, the winner -- though facing Democrat opposition -- would likely win in the general election):
On March 1, 2022, Taylor (as the incumbent) faced four challengers in the Republican primary election for his Texas Congressional District 3 seat:
*Keith Self, a West Point graduate and Army veteran who upon his retirement after 25 years of service, ran for and served as Collin County Judge<ref>In Texas, the County Judge more resembles the mayor of a city; only in very small counties does the officeholder actually perform judicial functions.</ref> from 2006-2018; Self was considered to be more conservative than Taylor<ref>[https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/03/01/rep-van-taylor-fights-to-overcome-trump-snub-and-other-texas-gop-congressional-primaries-to-watch/]</ref>,
*Keith Self, a West Point graduate and Army veteran who upon his retirement after 25 years of service, ran for and served as Collin County Judge<ref>In Texas, the County Judge more resembles the mayor of a city; only in very small counties does the officeholder actually perform judicial functions.</ref> from 2006-2018; Self was considered to be more conservative than Taylor<ref>[https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/03/01/rep-van-taylor-fights-to-overcome-trump-snub-and-other-texas-gop-congressional-primaries-to-watch/]</ref>,
*Suzanne Harp, a businesswoman who was considered even more conservative than both Taylor and Self,
*Suzanne Harp, a businesswoman who was considered even more conservative than both Taylor and Self,
*Rickey Williams, and
*Rickey Williams, and
*Jeremy D. Ivanovskis.
*Jeremy D. Ivanovskis.
District 3 is heavily GOP-leaning; thus, whoever won the primary would most likely win the November general election.
Taylor finished with the most votes, but only obtained 49% of the votes cast and therefore was set to face Self (the second-place finisher with 26% of votes cast) in a runoff election scheduled for May 24, 2022.<ref>In Texas, in primary elections a candidate must gain a majority of votes cast to avoid a runoff; otherwise, the top two candidates face off in a runoff election. Runoffs are not used in the general election; only a plurality of votes is required to win.</ref> Harp would finish third with 21% of votes cast, just over 3,600 votes behind Self, while Williams and Ivanovskis would be also-rans, garnering between them just over 2,500 votes and 4% of the total votes cast.
Taylor finished with the most votes, but only obtained 49% of the votes cast and therefore was set to face Self (the second-place finisher with 26% of votes cast) in a runoff election scheduled for May 24, 2022.<ref>In Texas, in primary elections a candidate must gain a majority of votes cast to avoid a runoff; otherwise, the top two candidates face off in a runoff election. Runoffs are not used in the general election; only a plurality of votes is required to win.</ref> Harp would finish third with 21% of votes cast, just over 3,600 votes behind Self, while Williams and Ivanovskis would be also-rans, garnering between them just over 2,500 votes and 4% of the total votes cast.