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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.

  • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
    1040·
    14 days ago

    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

    • TheRealKuni@piefed.socialEnglish
      69·
      14 days ago

      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.

    • Mantzy81@aussie.zoneEnglish
      37·
      14 days ago

      This was a special election for one seat. Wait till a proper election like midterms to see an actual review

    • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
      30·
      14 days ago

      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

      • Pungent Llama@lemmy.world
        1·
        13 days ago

        I sort of wanted the TX gerrymandering attemp to go through. It would mean every district could be just a bit tighter in margin and its possible if enough people switch parties, it can flip many seats in TX.