Mar
17
Written by:
William Lutz
3/17/2010 4:56 PM
Gov. Rick Perry has called special elections for the vacant Senate seat in District 22 and the vacant House seat in District 100 and set the date for May 8. These are the seats vacated by Sen. Kip Averitt's (R-Waco) resignation and Rep. Terri Hodge's (D-Dallas) resignation after her guilty plea in federal court to a felony charge. The filing deadline is April 7, and early voting runs from April 26 to May 4. All candidates from all parties file on the same ballot for special elections. There are no primaries. If no candidate receives 50 percent of the vote, then Perry will schedule a runoff approximately one month later. The winner of the election serves the unexpired term, which lasts until Jan. 2011. Eric Johnson defeated Hodge in the primary and is unopposed in District 100 for the full term, while new nominees for the Averitt seat full term have not yet been selected.