To be elected in a special election for an unexpired term, a candidate must receive a majority of the total number of votes received by all candidates for the unexpired term.
Tex. Elec. Code § 203.003
MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff
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