Democrats scored a stunning upset on Saturday in a special election runoff for Texas Senate, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ, giving the party a major boost ahead of the November midterms.
Fort Worth Democrat Taylor Rehmet, a machinist and Air Force veteran, defeated Southlake Republican Leigh Wambsganss to fill the vacant state Senate District 9.
The district favored Trump — who endorsed Wambsganss earlier on Saturday — by 17 points in 2024. The race went to a runoff after none of the candidates were able to clinch a majority in the November election.
Rehmet’s overperformance in the fall stoked concerns for the GOP, and a number of prominent party leaders, including Gov. Greg Abbott ®, intervened in the race in an effort to boost Wambsganss.
Looking at his website, it appears he’s an actual dem, and not a DINO conservative like Henry Cuellar.
25-13 Republicans - Democrats in Texas congress members… maybe 24-14 now.
Hate to be the downer but that would mean 63% of Texas believes Facism is fine
Not only was this a single special election rather than a statewide vote, but the numbers you cite are wrong because this was for a Texas State Senate seat, not a US House seat
Most elections are not in odd years.
This was an election because they pulled the Republican senator from the district and appointed him to a position believing the district, which went to Trump by 17 points in 2024, was safe.
It went to Rehmet by 14.4 points. That’s a 31.4 point swing.
I think what we’re seeing is that a lot of people refused to see the fascism, and are finally starting to wake up.
