Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune
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Five Republicans and one Democrat were on the ballot for the seat representing Hopkins, Hunt, and Van Zandt counties.
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The pricey fights illustrate how much of the action in Texas politics has shifted back to the primary after redistricting dramatically reduced the number of competitive seats.
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Josh Malone funded a super PAC that spent over $400,000 working to defeat the Plano congressman, who got forced into a primary runoff and then admitted to an affair and ended his campaign.