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*'''Texas'''

*'''Texas'''

Senior Republican Senator [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] has announced she will resign from the Senate in fall 2009 to pursue a campaign for Governor. As a result, Republican Governor [[Rick Perry]] must appoint a replacement, and under Texas law, a special election will be held on May 8th. The only announced Republican candidate is Texas Railroad Commissioner [[Michael Williams]]. Other possible GOP candidates include 6th district Representative Joe Barton, Lieutenant Governor [[David Dewhurst]], [[Dallas]] Mayor Tom Leppert, Former Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams, and State Senator Florence Shapiro. Former State Comptroller John Sharp and Houston Mayor Bill White have announced they will seek the Democrat nomination. Texas is considered a Republican stronghold. In the [[2008 Presidential Election]], [[John McCain]] won its 34 electoral votes by twelve percentage-points.

Although Senior Republican Senator [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] had announced she will resign from the Senate in fall 2009 to pursue a campaign for Governor, she has since indicated that she will resign after the March primary, regardless of whether she wins. <ref>http://www.newser.com/story/74038/hutchison-wont-resign-senate-seat.html</ref>As a result, Republican Governor [[Rick Perry]] must appoint a replacement, and under Texas law, a special election will be held. The only announced Republican candidate is Texas Railroad Commissioner [[Michael Williams]]. Other possible GOP candidates include 6th district Representative Joe Barton, Lieutenant Governor [[David Dewhurst]], [[Dallas]] Mayor Tom Leppert, Former Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams, and State Senator Florence Shapiro. Former State Comptroller John Sharp and Houston Mayor Bill White have announced they will seek the Democrat nomination. Texas is considered a Republican stronghold. In the [[2008 Presidential Election]], [[John McCain]] won its 34 electoral votes by twelve percentage-points.

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