On February 23, David Spiller, a Jacksboro attorney and school board member, defeated fellow Republican Craig Carter of Nocona for the Texas House District 68 seat previously held by Drew Springer, who is now in the state Senate.
Spiller won the special election runoff to represent a swath of West Texas and the Panhandle in the Texas House. Springer, R-Muenster, was elected to the state Senate in December.
With all precincts reporting the night of Feb. 23, Spiller led his opponent by 26 percentage points, 63%, 4,158 votes to 37% 2,452 votes, according to unofficial results.
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