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Six months into her tenure as party chairman, Brehm was jolted when the Democrats, including [[Beto O'Rourke]] in his challenge to [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], and [[Lupe Valdez]] in her long-shot bid against [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]], swept Bexar County in the mid-term election held on November 6, 2018.  

Six months into her tenure as party chairman, Brehm was jolted when the Democrats, including [[Beto O'Rourke]] in his challenge to [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], and [[Lupe Valdez]] in her long-shot bid against [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]], swept Bexar County in the mid-term election held on November 6, 2018.  

Brehm led in the primary election for a second term as chairman in the primary on March 3, 2020. She now enters a runoff contest on May 26 with John Austin, the owner of JBA, Inc., a real estate appraisal company. Austin takes conservative positions on issues but maintains that Brehm has failed to lead a united party in critical elections. Austin is endorsed by the four preceding Webb County chairmen, including his campaign treasurer, San Antonio attorney [[Roy Barrera, Jr.]], chairman from 1992 to 2004, and [[Robert Stovall]], the chairman from 2013 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://electjohnaustin.com/|title=John Austin: Endorsed by Trusted, Proven, Local Republican Leaders|publisher=Electjohnaustin.com|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref>

Brehm led in the primary election for a second term as chairman in the primary on March 3, 2020. She now enters a runoff contest on May 26 with John Austin, the owner of JBA, Inc., a real estate appraisal company. Austin takes conservative positions on issues but maintains that Brehm has failed to lead a united party in critical elections. Austin is endorsed by the four preceding Webb County chairmen, including his campaign treasurer, San Antonio attorney [[Roy Barrera, Jr.]], chairman from 1992 to 2004, and [[Robert Stovall]], the chairman from 2013 to 2017. Austin's wife, the former Daphne Previti, is an attorney and former judge of the Texas 289th District Court, with service from 2015 to 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://electjohnaustin.com/|title=John Austin: Endorsed by Trusted, Proven, Local Republican Leaders|publisher=Electjohnaustin.com|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref>

Daphne Austin is the Republican nominee seeking the District 386 judgeship in the forthcoming general election on November 3, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Daphne_Previti_Austin|title=Daphne Previti Austin|publisher=Ballotpedia.com|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref>

   

   

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