The two-term incumbent, beset by a criminal indictment and FBI probe, will face Bush, the state’s land commissioner and scion of a political dynasty, in the May 24 runoff — via TexasTribune
of Tyler trailed them for much of the night. Neither Guzman nor Gohmert had conceded late Tuesday night.
“May 24 is not that far away. Tomorrow we start 0-0,” Paxton told the crowd. “If you want to keep winning for Texas, if you want to be part of saving Texas and saving this country, we’re going to have to fight the fight for the next two and a half months, get our vote back out, unite the conservatives.”
At the Bush campaign’s watch party in Austin, supporters were cautiously celebratory once the state had counted more than 70% of the votes and Bush’s lead over Guzman continued to expand. After speaking with reporters without declaring victory around 10:30 p.m., Bush walked into a room full of supporters who loudly cheered for him.
“This is a cause greater than self,” Bush said. “This isn’t about me. It’s about making sure that we lock arms and make this change.”Bush pitched himself as the best candidate because of his track record in the private sector, serving in the U.S. military and running a large state agency with 800 employees. Guzman touted her 22 years of legal experience in state courts and questioned Bush’s legal chops, criticizing him for suspending his law license over the last decade.
Paxton also took out ads against Guzman, painting her as the “most liberal justice on the Texas Supreme Court” and a supporter of critical race theory.
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