Say that in the 2016 texas republican party primary for the nomination to determine the republican candidate for the 39th congressional district, the incumbent, rick goodhair, earned only a plurality (the most votes, but not a majority) over five other primary contenders. rick failed to get a majority (50 percent plus one) of the vote in the primary. what subsequently happened?

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20 June, 22:43

Say that in the 2016 texas republican party primary for the nomination to determine the republican candidate for the 39th congressional district, the incumbent, rick goodhair, earned only a plurality (the most votes, but not a majority) over five other primary contenders. rick failed to get a majority (50 percent plus one) of the vote in the primary. what subsequently happened?

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Craig Mann · Answer 1

The subsequently happened in the 2016 texas republican party primary for the nomination to determine the replican cndidate for the 39th congressional district is that Rick Goodhair won because Texas election law states that a candidate in a party primary who wins a plurality of the vote wins the election.