George P. Bush, a 37-year-old Dallas lawyer, speaks Spanish fluently. George P. Bush wins statewide race

Another George Bush scored a statewide victory in Texas on Tuesday, a win that could pave the way for a much bigger career.

George P. Bush — the nephew of former President George W. Bush and son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush — was running for land commissioner in the Lone Star State and easily defeated little-known Republican primary opponent David Watts, a businessman from East Texas.


The Associated Press called the race for Bush about an hour after polls closed. He is likely to win the general election in the deep-red state in November.

( POLITICO's coverage of the Texas primary results)

The 37-year-old Dallas lawyer, whose mother, Columba Bush, is from Mexico, speaks Spanish fluently, and many Republicans consider him the future of their party in a state with a booming Hispanic population. He also is already a national name in GOP circles.

Primary day arrived on an unseasonably cold, wet day in parts of Texas, and Bush used Twitter to urge voters to brave the elements.

“It’s cold and wet in many parts of our State today but I ask that you be a part of shaping Texas’ future by exercising your right to vote,” he wrote.