Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins a reliably Republican Texas state Senate seat, stunning GOP

Democrat Wins Deep-Red State Senate Seat In Landslide, Major Upset

Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated a Trump-endorsed Republican in a Saturday election for a Texas State Senate seat the president won by double digits three times.

Democrat flips Texas district Donald Trump won by 17 points

"This victory is a warning sign to Republicans across the country," DNC chair Ken Martin said.

Rehmet flips Senate District 9 blue with special election victory

Democrat and union leader Taylor Rehmet has defeated conservative activist Leigh Wambsganss in the special election to fill the District 9 seat in the Texas Senate, which has been empty since last June when Republican Kelly Hancock resigned to take over as Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Hancock had held the District 9 seat since 2012. Before that the seat had been in Republican hands since at least the late 1980s, making it one of the mos…

Low Turnout Special Election Runoff Sends Democrat to Texas Senate

Taylor Rehmet’s victory means he will serve out the remainder of Kelly Hancock’s term through the end of 2026. The post Low Turnout Special Election Runoff Sends Democrat to Texas Senate appeared first on Texas Scorecard.

GOP STUNNED: Democrat Flips Reliably Republican Texas State Senate Seat

Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election in a Texas state Senate district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips a Texas state Senate seat Trump won by 17 points, CNN projects

Democrats notched another victory Saturday in special elections during President Donald Trump’s second term, flipping a seat in the Texas Senate that Trump won by 17 points in 2024.