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维基·古德温周二击败马科斯·贝莱斯
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达拉斯——得克萨斯州民主党选民于周二晚间选出州众议员维基·古德温作为该党副州长候选人，在党内初选中击败马科斯·贝莱斯，将在11月与共和党现任州长丹·帕特里克展开对决。
此次选举成为考验得克萨斯州民主党在大选举方向的试金石。
2019年就职的古德温竞选纲领包括增加公立学校经费和教师薪资、扩大医疗补助覆盖范围、投入水利基础设施建设以及废除得克萨斯州堕胎禁令。
与此同时，曾在得克萨斯州炼油厂工作、联合钢铁工人工会成员的贝莱斯，其竞选核心聚焦于财产税减免、提高最低工资以及针对工薪家庭和老年人的可负担性政策。
“我们支持肯·帕克斯顿”：特朗普背书在初选前提振得州选民热情
奥斯汀州众议员维基·古德温以长期倡导公立教育的形象开展竞选，同时也聚焦住房可负担性、水利基础设施、堕胎权获取以及扩大医疗补助覆盖范围。（莎拉·迪金斯/奥斯汀美国政治家报/盖蒂图片社）
副州长办公室主持参议院议事、掌控参议院议程、任命委员会主席并可打破平局投票——这些权力赋予该职位对哪些法案能提交州长审批拥有重大影响力。
副州长还作为立法预算委员会联合主席协助制定州预算，并担任立法重划委员会成员，若议员未能完成政治选区重划，该委员会将负责重划地图。
得克萨斯州各地投票站于周二晚7点关闭，预计投票人数将大幅低于3月的初选。
特朗普在得州参议院初选中展示MMA实力，对决科尼和帕克斯顿
马科斯·贝莱斯是2026年得克萨斯州副州长选举的民主党候选人。（加布里埃尔·V·卡德纳斯/路透社）
在担任副州长的十年间，帕特里克一直推动州议会向右转，并在参议院内部建立了强大的共和党盟友网络。政治观察人士表示，若帕特里克在11月败选，将在得克萨斯州共和党政坛造成重大权力真空，并显著重塑州议会内部的权力格局。
不过，尽管副州长目前拥有广泛权力，其中大部分权力来自每届立法会议开始时通过的参议院规则。
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得克萨斯州副州长民主党候选人在周二的初选中展开对决，获胜者将在11月挑战共和党现任州长丹·帕特里克。（乔丹·冯德哈/彭博社）
若民主党人在11月当选，由共和党控制的参议院可能会修改这些规则，削弱副州长的权力， potentially改变参议院的运作方式。
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Texas Democrats pick lieutenant governor nominee to challenge GOP incumbent Dan Patrick
May 26, 2026 9:12pm EDT / Fox News
Vikki Goodwin defeated Marcos Vélez on Tuesday
By Amanda Macias, Fox News
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DALLAS — Texas Democratic voters selected state Rep. Vikki Goodwin as their nominee for lieutenant governor Tuesday night, defeating Marcos Vélez in the party’s primary runoff and setting up a November showdown against Republican incumbent Dan Patrick.
The contest became a test of what direction Texas Democrats want to take in the general election.
Goodwin, who took office in 2019, campaigned on boosting public school funding and teacher pay, expanding Medicaid, investing in water infrastructure and repealing Texas’ abortion ban.
Meanwhile, Vélez, who worked in Texas refineries and is a member of the United Steelworkers union, centered his campaign on property tax relief, raising the minimum wage and affordability measures aimed at working families and seniors.
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State Rep. Vikki Goodwin of Austin campaigned as a longtime advocate for public schools, while also focusing on housing affordability, water infrastructure, abortion access and expanding Medicaid.(Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman/Getty Images)
The lieutenant governor’s office presides over the Senate, controls the chamber’s agenda, appoints committee chairs and can break tie votes — powers that give the position major influence over which bills reach the governor’s desk.
The lieutenant governor also helps craft the state budget as co-chair of the Legislative Budget Board and serves on the Legislative Redistricting Board, which redraws political maps if lawmakers fail to do so.
Polls closed across Texas at 7 p.m. Tuesday, with turnout expected to be significantly lower than during the March primary election.
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Marcos Velez is the Democratic candidate for Texas lieutenant governor in the 2026 election.(Gabriel V. Cardenas/Reuters)
During his decade as lieutenant governor, Patrick has pushed the Legislature steadily to the right and built a strong network of Republican allies within the Senate. Political observers say his defeat in November would create a major power vacuum in Texas Republican politics and significantly reshape dynamics inside the Legislature.
Still, while the lieutenant governor currently holds sweeping authority, much of that power comes from Senate rules approved at the start of each legislative session.
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Democratic candidates for Texas lieutenant governor faced off in Tuesday’s primary runoff election, with the winner advancing to challenge Republican incumbent Dan Patrick in November.(Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg)
If a Democrat were to win office in November, the Republican-controlled Senate could move to rewrite those rules and reduce the lieutenant governor’s powers, potentially altering how the chamber operates.
Amanda covers the intersection of business and politics for Fox News Digital.
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