US EditionGOP’s Midterm Worries Surge After Texas ‘Wake-up Call’
Taylor Rehmet won Texas Senate District 9 by 14 points after Trump carried it by 17 in 2024, signaling turnout issues and GOP vulnerability, strategists said.
- On Saturday, January 31, Democrat Taylor Rehmet won the Texas Senate District 9 seat by 14 percentage points, despite President Donald Trump carrying the district by 17 points in 2024.
- Amid concerns about mobilization, Republican strategists blamed turnout failures and argued 2024 margins don’t reliably transfer when the president isn’t on the ballot, as Trump said he was not involved.
- Nearly half of special election voters were from Republican households, Ross Hunt said Rehmet dominated independents and swayed Republicans, while Rep. Pete Sessions cited a severe winter storm last week affecting turnout.
- Republican strategists warned the loss signals seats can’t be taken for granted and urged urgency on turnout, while Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called the SD 9 result a wake-up call for Republicans.
- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee reports that Democrats hold a 3-to-1 fundraising advantage, with polls showing Democratic leads of 46.5%-41.7%.
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GOP’s midterm worries surge after Texas ‘wake-up call’
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Republicans face 'wake-up call' over Texas state Senate election loss
Democrat Taylor Rehmet’s upset win of a Republican-held state Senate seat in ruby-red Texas is stoking GOP fears that Republicans could lose a chamber of Congress in November without President Donald Trump on the ballot. Rehmet won the open Texas Senate District 9 seat, which covers the Fort Worth area, by 14 percentage points, more than a year after Trump won the district by 17 points in 2024 — a 31-point swing. Trump refused to take responsibi…
Trump can’t distance himself from shocking GOP loss in deep red district
Democrats pulled off a major upset when, on Saturday, January 31, their nominee, Taylor Rehmet, enjoyed a 14 percent victory in a special election for a Texas State Senate seat in the Ft. Worth suburbs. Donald Trump carried that district by 17 percent in the 2024 presidential election, but his endorsement couldn't save the GOP nominee, Leigh Wambsganss, from a double-digit loss. Trump is trying to distance himself from the outcome of that race. …
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