While the dust settles on most of the Super Tuesday primaries, some states have yet to declare definitive winners, setting candidates up for runoff elections.
Here is a list of four key runoffs where candidates are vying to secure a win after failing to meet their state’s threshold requirement needed to come out on top.
Race for the Texas House speaker
Texas Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan is headed for a runoff election against his Republican rival David Covey, who has garnered endorsements from former President Donald Trump and Attorney General Ken Paxton. Though Phelan and Covey were running a close match Tuesday evening, a third candidate, Alicia Davis, siphoned votes away from the top two contenders to help keep them from gaining the 50% majority needed.
Phelan has been accused by Republicans of being a traitor
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