Republicans Paul Workman and Holly Turner will face off in a runoff election on April 13 after they out-distanced David Sewell in the March 2 primary election.

The winner will take on incumbent Valinda Bolton in November for the right to represent Texas House District 47.

At presstime Tuesday, Workman had garnered 40 percent of the vote as opposed to Turner’s 36 percent with 90 percent of the precincts reporting.

But District 47 isn’t the only race that seeks changes in the status quo — Republican Donna Campbell easily beat George Morovich with 70 percent of the vote for the right to challenge incumbent District 25 Congressman Lloyd Doggett. Doggett, a Democrat who has been in office since 1994, ran unopposed.
In the District 21 race, Republican Congressman Lamar Smith trounced an in-party challenger, Stephen Schoppe, with 81 percent of the vote.
“My opponent picked the wrong target,” Smith said. “I have a very conservative record. The vote to me is a strong signal that (voters) want me to continue.”
Smith will face Democrat Lainey Melnick and Libertarian James Arthur Strohm in the general election for District 21.
The election also saw U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and upstart Debra Medina unable to unseat incumbent Gov. Rick Perry. Perry will now face Democrat Bill White in November.