Three Texas House special elections draw 27 candidates
Twenty-seven candidates have filed for a trio of Nov. 5 special elections to fill state House seats, including one that Democrats are aiming to flip, according to the secretary of state's office.
The filing deadline was 5 p.m. Wednesday.
The most closely watched contest will be in House District 28, where Rep. John Zerwas is stepping down at the end of the month to join the University of Texas System. The Richmond Republican won reelection last year by 8 percentage points, and Democrats were already targeting HD-28 as they push to capture the House majority next year.
Democrats in HD-28 have coalesced around Elizabeth "Eliz" Markowitz, who was the only Democrat to file. Markowitz, a Katy teacher, unsuccessfully ran last year for State Board of Education District 7, which overlaps with HD-28.
https://www.texastribune.org/2019/09/04/texas-house-2019-special-elections-hd28-hd100-hd148/