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UPDATED: Molly Cook wins special election for John Whitmire's former Senate seat

By Shawn Arrajj

With votes in from all Harris County voting centers, unofficial results show emergency room nurse Molly Cook has won the special election for Senate District 15 over Texas Rep. Jarvis Johnson with 57.2% of the votes, or 9,330 votes. Johnson finished the night with 6,973 votes.

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