In the heated special election race, Drew Springer and Shelley Luther fell short of receiving a majority of the vote and will go on to face each other in a runoff election.
The special election to fill Sen. Pat Fallon’s seat has become a heated race between two candidates: Rep. Drew Springer and Shelley Luther.
Shelley Luther and state Rep. Drew Springer have both spent over $600,000 in the heated race for the solid Republican North Texas seat.
Shelley Luther is running in the Senate District 30 special election, facing off against 5 other candidates including state Rep. Drew Springer.
Five Republicans and one Democrat have filed to run to fill the remainder of state Sen. Pat Fallon's term in the North Texas district.
Candidates for Fallon's seat — currently including Shelley Luther and Rep. Drew Springer — will need to file by the end of the week.
Pat Fallon's senate seat is expected to be up for grabs soon, but the timing of a special election depends on when Fallon resigns for another office.
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