WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A candidate for McLennan County district clerk with an expunged, out-of-state felony conviction will remain on the Republican primary ballot after his opponent failed in a challenge of his eligibility.

District Clerk candidate Rebecca Eubank asked McLennan County Republican Party Chairman Chris DeCluitt to determine if Connley Litton is an eligible candidate because of a felony DWI conviction in Kansas almost 18 years ago.

After reviewing legal briefs from attorneys for both candidates and conferring with state party leaders, DeCluitt said in a letter Friday that he is denying Eubank’s “protest” and will not remove Litton from the March 2026 primary ballot.

No Democrats have filed for the race, which will determine who succeeds interim District Clerk Ralph Strother,

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