Southeast Texas voters aren’t done yet with the Republican primary election race for District 21 Texas State Representative as a runoff has been declared. Texas Speaker Dade Phelan, who received 14,542 votes, or 43.2% of the vote, will face David Covey, who received 15,576 votes, or 46.3% of the votes. MORE: https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/politics/elections/texas-speaker-dade-phelan-to-face-david-covey-in-primary-runoff/502-6e86e3ee-d382-4e9e-a394-ebcbad980513 Text APP to 409-838-1212 to download our free app and receive breaking news notifications. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/32mfXXD Follow 12News on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/12NewsNow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/12NewsNow https://www.instagram.com/12newsnow 12News serves Southeast Texas and the Beaumont-Port Arthur market with daily news broadcast on-air via KBMT-ABC and K-JAC-NBC as well as online at https://12NewsNow.com. 12News broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 12 from a transmitter in Mauriceville. The station can also be seen on Time Warner cable, DISH and DirecTV satellite services, and other cable systems throughout Southeast Texas. Owned by TEGNA Broadcasting, 12News has studios along I-10/U.S. 69/U.S. 96/U.S. 287 in Southeast Texas.