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For Winner of HD-50 Race, a Head Start in the Legislature

Whoever wins the House District 50 special election in Travis County next month will have to start campaigning all over again for the March primary. But the victor will enter the race next year with a key advantage: four months of incumbency.

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The chamber of the Texas House
Credit: Bob Daemmrich

Whoever wins the House District 50 special election in Travis County next month will have to start campaigning all over again for the March primary. But the victor will enter the race next year with a key advantage: four months of incumbency.

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