In Texas House special election, big endorsements weren't enough for Brent Money (R)

Source: Texas Tribune

In Texas House special election, big endorsements weren’t enough for Brent Money

Money fell short in the runoff for House District 2, despite winning the support of a who’s who of Texas Republican leaders.

BY PATRICK SVITEK
JAN. 31, 2024
UPDATED: 7 PM CENTRAL

About two months ago, Brent Money’s campaign was confident.

He had just gotten the endorsement of Gov. Greg Abbott and Money had internal polling showing him leading by 11 percentage points in the special election runoff for House District 2. A polling memo argued his fellow Republican rival, Jill Dutton, stood “no chance.”

But on Tuesday night, Dutton eked out a narrow win over Money, notching an early upset for allies of House GOP leadership as they approached a March primary facing stiff headwinds.

Money had a lot going for him, including a high-profile cast of endorsers including Abbott, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Attorney General Ken Paxton. But as Money leaned into those endorsements — and the broader GOP civil war — Dutton doubled down on a more local appeal and zeroed in on a battleground county.

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