Retiree Shekhar Sinha and medical sales representative Laurel Jordan Swift are in the March 5 primary vying for the Democratic Party nomination in the race for Texas House District 121.

The winner of this contest will meet the victor of the Republican Party primary, where three-term incumbent state Rep. Steve Allison is being challenged by medical professional Michael Champion and attorney Marc Lahood ahead of the November general election.

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