New GOP-favored Texas district avoids runoff as runner-up drops out of race
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Texas GOP primary contestant drops out, clearing path for Yarbrough to become Republican nominee without runoff.
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Businessman Ryan Binkley withdrew from the GOP runoff in Texas's 32nd Congressional District on Tuesday, clearing the path for attorney Jace Yarbrough to become the Republican nominee without a runoff election. Binkley's exit eliminates a competitive primary contest that would have consumed time and resources in a district that Republicans have favored in redistricting. Yarbrough now advances directly to the November general election as the GOP standard-bearer in a seat that party strategists consider winnable. Binkley's decision to step aside, framed as support for his former opponent, suggests party unity heading into the general election cycle.
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