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Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset
Taylor Rehmet flipped a historically conservative Texas Senate seat with 47% of the vote, overcoming Republican vote-splitting despite high-profile GOP support for the opponent.
- On Saturday, voters in Tarrant County elected Democrat Taylor Rehmet to the Texas Senate, defeating Republican Leigh Wambsganss in a special election runoff, with Decision Desk HQ calling it a `stunning upset`.
- Because no candidate topped 50% in November, the race went to a runoff in Texas Senate District 9, a historically conservative district including most of Tarrant County, which favored President Trump by 17 points in 2024.
- Rehmet's background as a machinist and Air Force veteran helped draw statewide attention, despite Trump and Abbott intervening to boost Wambsganss, according to sources.
- The victory fills the vacancy left when Kelly Hancock became interim comptroller and shifts the Texas Senate's 31-member composition from 18 Republicans, 11 Democrats and two vacancies.
- On March 3, voters will see Rehmet unopposed in the Democratic primary and Wambsganss facing Huffman in the Republican primary, with Kelly Hancock running to stay as interim comptroller.
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