Summary: Democratic Sen. Beverly Powell Suspends Re-Election Campaign in ‘Unwinnable Race’ State Rep. Phil King, who won the Republican nomination for Powell’s seat, is set to be the district’s next senator.
Latest Update: Friday, 08 April, 2022, 7:27 AM
Editorial Comment
State Rep. Phil King is currently the Texas House Representative for Willow Park's old District 61 (.pdf). Our Texas House District was redrawn during the last legislature, and Willow Park is now in Texas House District 61, represented by Glen Rogers, who is running in the 24 May 2022 Republican Primary Run-off against Mike Olcott. (See Willow Park Civics > Current Districts and Elected Officials for redistricting details.)
With the redrawn district, Phil King decided to move to Fort Worth and run for the Texas Senate seat in Texas Senate District 10.
With the resignation of Democratic Texas Senator Beverly Powell, Phil King is presumptive Texas Senator for District 10.
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Democratic Sen. Beverly Powell Suspends Re-Election Campaign in ‘Unwinnable Race. The Texas, 06 April 2022
Excerpt: Sen. Beverly Powell (D-Fort Worth) has suspended her reelection campaign for Senate District (SD) 10 and will withdraw her name from the ballot after facing an unlikely path to victory against the Republican nominee, Rep. Phil King (R-Weatherford).
The Republican majority in the Texas legislature redrew SD 10 to be more favorable to a GOP challenger. The Texan’s Texas Partisan Index gives the seat a rating of R-60%, indicating a solid likelihood of a Republican victory.
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Democrat Powell Drops Re-election Bid, With the courts unlikely to redraw the district in Powell’s favor, Republican Phil King will take the seat unopposed. Texas Scorecard, 06 April 2022
Faced with long odds at gaining re-election in a seat drawn to elect a Republican, one-term Democrat State Sen. Beverly Powell of Burleson announced today she is removing her name from the 2022 general election ballot. The Republican nominee for the seat, State Rep. Phil King (R–Weatherford), will now cruise unopposed through the November election.
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Republican Phil King Secures Nomination to Challenge Democrat Sen. Beverly Powell in GOP-Leaning District, The Texas, 02 March 2022
Excerpt: Sen. Beverly Powell (D-Burleson) will face Rep. Phil King (R-Weatherford) in the general election after he secured the Republican nomination for Senate District (SD) 10.
With all precincts reporting, King received 76 percent of the vote while Norred received 24 percent of the vote, according to the Texas Secretary of State. Decision Desk called the race in King’s favor. Powell went unchallenged in the Democratic primary.
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