George P. Bush locks GOP nomination to keep job as Texas land commissioner

AUSTIN (KXAN) — George P. Bush, the Texas land commissioner and the only remaining member of the Bush family in state or federal office, secured the GOP nomination for re-election Tuesday night and avoided a runoff with his predecessor, Jerry Patterson.
Preliminary voting totals show Bush with a 58 percent lead over Patterson’s 30 percent, with around 548,000 votes to 286,000 votes.
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