US EditionDemocrats pull off stunning upset in North Texas State Senate special election
Taylor Rehmet won with 57% of the vote by appealing to working-class and suburban voters, flipping a district Trump carried by 17 points in 2024, officials said.
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A democratic candidate won a long-term election for the Texas Senate, in a county where the North American President had won 17 points in 2024 and now supported the Republican candidate.
Bad November ahead for GOP if Texas special election repeats at scale: Benson
Washington Examiner senior columnist Guy Benson said the special election outcome in Texas is a combination of Democratic voters going to the polls in droves and Republicans “not bothering to show up.” Democrat Taylor Rehmet won the open Texas Senate District 9 seat on Saturday by 14%, more than a year after President Donald Trump won the district by 17% in 2024. The results have prompted Republicans to call the outcome “a wake-up call” ahead of…
Unite Or Lose: Texas Senate Special Election Runoff Carries A Warning For GOP In 2026 Midterms
By Robert Romano Republicans are a little spooked after losing a Texas Senate seat in District 9 on Jan. 31 in a special election, an area that President Donald Trump had carried in 2024 by more than 17 points, 58 percent to Kamala Harris’ 40.6 percent, with Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeating Republican Leigh Wambsganss 57.2 percent to 42.8 percent the second-round runoff. That’s quite a drop off of support for the Republicans amid the curious nat…
Democrat wins Texas Senate seat in special election upset
In a surprising turn of events, a Democrat has claimed victory in a Texas state Senate district long considered a Republican stronghold. On Saturday, Taylor Rehmet, a Democrat and Air Force veteran, won a special election for a Texas state Senate seat in one of the reddest districts in the state. The seat became vacant after Hancock resigned last year to join the Texas Comptroller’s Office, where he now serves as acting comptroller following Gle…
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