Campaign For Lieutenant Governor of Texas
In July 2011 Patterson announced that he would run for Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 2014. The three-term incumbent Lieutenant Governor, David Dewhurst (who recently announced he'll seek re-election to a fourth term), had earlier announced that he is running for the U.S. Senate in 2012: which Dewhurst was defeated by former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz in the Republican primary runoff election on July 31, 2012. Other potential opponents Patterson may face in the 2014 Republican primary are Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples and Comptroller Susan Combs, as well as Republican State Senator Dan Patrick of Houston.
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