The candidate was backing by failed Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke.
Republican businessman Gary Gates won the state house race by 16 points, nearly doubling the GOP’s margin of victory during the 2018 election, according to The Houston Chronicle.
The Fort Bend County race was widely considered a bellwether for the Lone Star state in 2020 as Democrats have been pushing to flip the state legislature blue.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/houston/article/Gates-Eastman-Markowitz-election-runoff-GOP-Dems-15011924.php
In a Facebook Live broadcast Tuesday evening, O’Rourke downplayed the result, urging viewers to “keep your eyes on the prize,” a nod toward the November elections.
Well now, Democrats have a strategy to turn Texas Blue, what is that strategy? Beto O'Rourke and Impeachment
BWHAHAHA!!!!! Looks like it is working just like they planned! OOPS! Maybe not