Roy has held the Congressional District 21 seat since 2019 but is vacating to run for Texas attorney general.
SAN ANTONIO — U.S. Rep. Chip Roy’s decision to vacate his congressional seat to run for Texas attorney general creates an opening in the Central Texas district he has represented since 2019. On Tuesday night, voters will get a clearer idea of their options as we march towards November.
A runoff is likely in the Republican Primary, where 12 candidates are facing off for the nomination. Most notable among them is Mark Teixeira, the former Texas Rangers baseball player who said last summer that he was “ready to help defend President Trump’s America First agenda, Texas families and individual liberty.”
Among the other Republicans running in the primary are former Bexar County GOP Chair Kyle Sinclair, Small Business Administration appointee Mike Wheeler and Kendall County attorney Heather Tessmer.
On the Democratic ballot, Kristin Hook, Regina Vanburg and Gary Taylor are vying for the nomination for a district that hasn’t voted blue since the mid-’70s.
If no candidates collect 50% of the vote, the top two vote-getters in each primary will advance to the May 26 runoff.
About the district
U.S. House District 21 covers a swatch of Central Texas between Austin and San Antonio, and includes much of the Texas Hill Country, including Kerrville and Fredericksburg.
About 846,000 Texans call the district home, according to U.S. Census data; 57% of that population is white and 32% is Hispanic. The median per-capita income is $56,000.
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