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Dowdy Write-In Challenge Shakes East Texas Race
In Athens and across 18 east Texas counties write-in campaigns roil Rep. John Dowdy's 2nd District race. Candidates include former Orange Mayor Joe Runnels and figures M. Sgt. Gordon Wills and Eugene Hoyt, amid Dowdy’s federal indictment and health issues.
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Clayton Hickerson
Associated Press
Athens, Tex
John Dowdy
Dtex
Dowdy
Texas
Athens
Orange
Jasper
Congress
Atlanta, Ga
Wills
Hoyt
Runnels
Jasper Hospital
St. Elizabeth’s
Beaumont
John
J.D. Riley
Sunshine
J.D
Will Wilson
Justice Department
Criminal Prosecution Division
Wilson
Senate
Stephen Young
Ohio
Southeast
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