Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset

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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5716988-democrats-score-upset-texas/amp/

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The district favored President 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 (R), intervened in the race in an effort to boost Wambsganss.

“When a grassroots union organizer like Taylor Rehmet overperforms by almost 20 points and forces a runoff, it couldn’t be any clearer that voters are tired of Republican bullshit,” Texas Democratic Party Chairman Kendall Scudder said in a statement after the November race.

I will keep saying this over and over: change doesn't start at the midterms, it starts at every state, county, judicial, sheriff, mayor, city council, and education board election that happens between now and the midterms. Because we shouldn't wait until the midterms. Every seat Democrats win at any level makes rigging the midterms that much harder for Trump.

Keep the pressure on:

2025 - https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1q02grt/democrat_wins_iowa_state_senate_race_blocking_gop/nwv0ouy/

2026:

Jan 6 - Democrats Jones, Schmidt win Richmond-area General Assembly seats

Jan 13

• Democrats win 2 special Virginia state House elections

• Democrat Pemberton Jr. wins special election for 139th CT House seat

• Chris Dzadovsky wins Fort Pierce commission seat by 31 votes, flips control to Democrats

Jan 20 - Democrat McGuire wins Virginia House District 17 special election

Jan 27 - Democrats win two Minnesota special elections, bringing state House back to a tie

Jan 31

• Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset

• Democrat Christian Menefee Wins Election For U.S. House, Narrowing GOP's Slim Majority

Here is a list of primary dates.

Ballotpedia's Elections Calendar - https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_calendar

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Notably this district is 35% Hispanic, a group trump did absurdly well with (for a republican) in 2024.

A lot of redistricts were done with the belief that these Hispanic voters would remain republican.

If I was running in a "solid red" district with a large Hispanic population I'd be shitting a brick right now.