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Tight Texas House battle as Beckworth and Roberts race continues
In Texas the Beckworth Roberts contest remains tight as both incumbents sit in a split district after reapportionment. Dies leads Dowdy in East Texas while Burleson outruns Mahon in the 8th, Eckhardt tops Thomas and McKaskle in Harris County, and Briscoe edges Wildenthal in the 7th. Casey leads Kilgarlin in another Harris race. GOP candidates ran unopposed in seven districts.
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Associated Press
Ray Roberts
Lindley Beckworth
Texas
Dies
Martin Dies
John Dowdy
Omar Burleson
Abilene
Eldon Mahon
U.S. House
Bob Eckhardt
Harris County
Albert Thomas
Larry McKaskle
Eckhardt
Thomas
McKaskle
Dist
Frank Briscoe
John Wildenthal
Houston
Casey
Harris
Bob Casey
Bill Kilgarlin
House
Martin Dies Jr
Bill Rilgarlin
GOP
George Bush
James Collins
Dallas
Wright Patman
Texakana
Olin Teague
College Station
Jack Brooks
Beaumont
Bob Poage
Waco
John Young
Corpus Christi
Eligia de la Garza
Mission
Richard C. White
el Paso
George Mahon
Lubbock
Henry B. Gonzalez
San Antonio
C. Clark Fisher
San Angelo
Roberts-Beckworth
Roberts
Sam Rayburn
Johnson
Beckworth
Congress
South