Governor Greg Abbott has declared that “voter fraud is real” after a Texas judge ordered a new election in Houston.
In May, a judge ordered a new election in Harris County’s November 2022 180th District Court judicial race following the finding that more than 1,400 vote cast were illegal and that it was impossible to determine which candidate received them.
Republican candidate Tami Pierce lost by just under 450 votes to Democrat DaSean Jones, who is currently a Texas district court judge, at the time.
Now, Abbott has taken to X, formerly Twitter, to share his view on the ruling. “Voter fraud is real. Especially in Houston,” he wrote.