Democrat Taylor Rehmet talks flipping reliably red district

Republican 'wake-up call': Special election shocker highlights GOP turnout and midterm risks

Texas Republicans suffer stunning defeat as Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins Fort Worth area state Senate seat by 14 points in district President Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024.

What a Democratic upset that sent 'shockwaves' through the Texas GOP could mean for November

Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped a Texas Senate seat in deep-red Tarrant County over the weekend. Now, the surprising win is raising alarms for Republicans in Texas — and beyond — ahead of November's midterm elections.

Three Takeaways from the Taylor Rehmet Texas Shocker

Taylor Rehmet, a 33-year-old Lockheed Martin machinist and president of the Texas chapter of the international machinist union, in a Saturday special election, flipped a Republican-held state Senate seat in the suburbs of Fort Worth. The neophyte Democratic candidate won a district by 14 points, while Donald Trump carried it by 17 points.   While the 31-point swing is particularly wide, Democrats have consistently outperformed in state legislati…

Taylor Rehmet's upset win has Texas Democrats eyeing November success

Is Taylor Rehmet's surprising special election win in Tarrant County a sign of things to come for Deomcrats in November? Political scientists aren't so sure.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet talks flipping reliably red district

In an interview with Capital Tonight, Rehmet attributed his victory to building a broad coalition of voters.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins Texas state Senate seat in district Trump carried by 17 points

A Democratic union leader flipped a Fort Worth-area state Senate seat on Saturday, defeating a Trump-endorsed Republican in a district the president carried by 17 points just months ago. Taylor Rehmet, an Air Force veteran who leads a chapter of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, beat Republican Leigh Wambsganss by 14 points in the special runoff election for Texas State Senate District 9. The seat had been held b…