Two Texas Republicans will advance to a congressional race following a special election over the weekend, while Texas Democrats acknowledged Sunday they had fallen short. Republicans Susan Wright, the wife of the late Rep. Ron Wright, and Jake Ellzey advanced in the Sixth Congressional District. Ellzey defeated Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez, who came in No. 3, by about 400 votes for the second runoff spot. The development will ensure that a Republican will win the seat in the runoff. Nearly two-dozen candidates had been competing to represent the northern Texas district following Ron Wright’s death earlier this year. “Democrats have come a long way toward competing in Texas but we still have a way to go,” Sanchez said in a statement on Sunday in what appears to be a concession. “Unfortunately, tonight we came up short, and two Republicans will be competing to represent this Congressional district.” The district covers some …