July 28, 2014 11:00 AM

Former Rep. Delwin Jones is in the Senate race to succeed Duncan

The possibility of a runoff grows in the Sept 9 special election

The race to succeed former Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock now includes four candidates with the addition of former Rep. Delwin Jones. He announced his candidacy on Monday morning. Rep. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock is of course also in the running and as QR has reported, Perry is undecided about whether to withdraw from his House race in addition to seeking the Texas Senate seat vacated by Duncan for the job of Texas Tech System Chancellor.

Lubbock Online reports:

"Jones joins Perry, former Tech (Vice) Chancellor Jodey Arrington, former Sweetwater mayor Greg Wortham and Wolfforth resident Epifano Garza in the race to replace Duncan. The race got more interesting last week when Gov. Rick Perry set the special election date for Sept. 9 instead of Nov. 4, as most politicos assumed would be the case, giving contenders less than two months to campaign. Thus far Arrington leads the fundraising race, bringing in more than $200,000 in the first reporting period; Perry reported raising $130,000 in the first six months of the year and having $195,000 in the bank."