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Texas Democrat Flips Seat Trump Took by 17 Points

President had called on Republican voters to turn out

(Newser) - Democrat counted another special election victory this cycle after Taylor Rehmet flipped a state Senate seat on Saturday in Texas—a district that President Trump won by 17 points in 2024. Rehmet, a labor union leader and veteran, easily defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist, in the Fort Worth-area...

Trump Impeachment Witness Is Running for Senate

Democrat Alex Vindman challenges GOP Sen. Ashley Moody, says she's in billionaires' pocket

(Newser) - Alex Vindman is testing whether his fame from the first Trump impeachment can translate into a Senate seat in increasingly red Florida. The retired Army lieutenant colonel and former National Security Council official launched a Democratic bid Tuesday for the seat now held by Republican Sen. Ashley Moody, an appointee...

On One Point, MTG Is Staying Neutral

Georgia congresswoman says she won't endorse anyone in the race to replace her

(Newser) - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene isn't gearing up for another fight with President Trump, at least not when it comes to her replacement. The congresswoman who plans to resign her seat in January said Monday that she won't endorse any candidate in the following special election for Georgia's...

Arizona Democrat Waits 7 Weeks to Take Her Seat

Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in just ahead of House vote on government funding

(Newser) - Democrat Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn into Congress on Wednesday, seven weeks after winning a special election in Arizona to fill the seat of her late father, Raul Grijalva. The long delay was due to an extended House recess, which has frustrated Democrats and prompted legal action from Arizona'...

Van Epps Wins in Tennessee After Late Trump Endorsement

He was one of 11 contenders for Republican nomination in special election

(Newser) - Matt Van Epps, a former commissioner in Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's administration, won a crowded Republican primary Tuesday in the special election to replace a GOP congressman who left office this summer. In the Democratic primary, state Rep. Aftyn Behn won a four-way contest and will face Van Epps...

Special Election Fills Slain Minnesota Lawmaker's Seat

Democrat Xp Lee wins race to replace Melissa Hortman

(Newser) - Democrat Xp Lee won a special election Tuesday to fill the Minnesota House seat of a top Democratic leader who was assassinated, restoring a 67-67 tie and preserving a power-sharing deal that has forced both parties to work together. Rep. Melissa Hortman, of Brooklyn Park, held the seat until her...

Special Election Narrows GOP's House Majority

Democratic candidate James Walkinshaw wins in Virginia's 11th District

(Newser) - The Republican majority in the House narrowed to 219-213 Tuesday with Democratic candidate James Walkinshaw's victory in a special election in Virginia. He defeated Republican candidate Stewart Whitson in the the state's 11th District, the Hill reports. The seat was formerly held by Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, who...

Johnson Promises to Block Redistricting in California

Speaker says he'll fight Democrats with everything Republicans have

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday accused California Democrats of orchestrating an "illegal power grab" by redrawing their state's congressional map and pledged to marshal all available Republican resources to stop the plan in its tracks. "Democrats across the nation have played politics with redistricting for...

Border Patrol Agents Amass at Newsom's Redistricting Event

About 100 feds detained one person during apparent immigration raid

(Newser) - As California Gov. Gavin Newsom prepared to hold a press conference regarding the state's efforts to combat the President Trump-backed redistricting plan in Texas , Border Patrol agents staged what the Los Angeles Times calls a "show of force" outside the venue. Newsom spoke at downtown Los Angeles' Japanese...

Minnesota Lawmaker Resigns After Burglary Conviction

Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell's exit leaves Minnesota Senate split 33-33

(Newser) - Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell plans to resign by early August following her conviction on two felony burglary charges. The Democratic lawmaker announced her decision through her attorneys, opting for a delayed resignation no later than Aug. 4, MPR News reports. The move, her legal team explained, gives her...

Republican Wins Closely Watched Special Election
Republicans Win
2 Florida Special Elections
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Apr 1, 2025 8:03 PM CDT

Republicans Win 2 Florida Special Elections

Randy Fine defeated Democratic challenger Josh Weil in unexpectedly tight race

(Newser) - Republican state Sen. Randy Fine won a special election Tuesday to represent Florida's 6th Congressional District, defeating Democratic challenger Josh Weil and squashing efforts by national Democrats who spent millions of dollars on the race. Fine had faced growing pressure during the race's final days as some Republicans...

Unexpectedly Tight Race in Florida Is in the Spotlight
GOP Sweating a Surprisingly
Tight Race in Florida
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Mar 31, 2025 8:31 AM CDT

GOP Sweating a Surprisingly Tight Race in Florida

Republican candidate is underperforming in House special election to replace Mike Waltz

(Newser) - Tuesday's election to fill a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is generating a lot of headlines, but another contest the same day in Florida has unexpectedly surfaced high on the national political radar. The details:
  • The contest: Voters in a heavily Republican district in the central part of
...

For First Time in 136 Years, a Democrat Will Represent Them

Democrat wins Pennsylvania state senate race in big upset

(Newser) - This year hasn't exactly been packed with Democratic victories, but party leaders say an upset win in Pennsylvania "should put Republicans on edge." Democratic candidate James Malone narrowly won a special election for a state Senate seat on Tuesday, flipping a seat in a district that picked...

Rep. Sylvester Turner Dies 2 Months Into His Term

Texas Democrat had replaced Sheila Jackson-Lee

(Newser) - Hours after attending President Trump's speech to Congress, Texas Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner died at the age of 70, reports NBC News . The former Houston mayor was two months into his first term serving Texas' 18th District , a seat previously held by Sheila Jackson-Lee, who died in July. Turner...

In Alabama, a 'Political Earthquake,' Over Abortion, IVF

Democrat Marilyn Lands wins special election for state House seat, running on abortion and IVF

(Newser) - In vitro fertilization has now been granted protections in Alabama, after a controversial state Supreme Court ruling in February that declared embryos as children in the eyes of the law. Now, a Democrat in the deep-red state has been handed a "decisive victory" in a special election there, in...

5 Takeaways (Including Trump's) on Suozzi's Win in NY
5 Takeaways
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Win in NY
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Feb 14, 2024 8:57 AM CST

5 Takeaways (Including Trump's) on Suozzi's Win in NY

Ex-president insists Dem congressman-elect 'can be easily beaten' in November, plus other perspectives

(Newser) - A Democrat has taken back disgraced former Congressman George Santos ' Long Island seat—and among those weighing in on Tom Suozzi's win Tuesday was former (and possibly future) President Trump. "Just watched this very foolish woman, Mazi Melesa Pilip, running in a race where she didn't...

Democrat Wins Race to Replace George Santos

Tom Suozzi's win in NY's 3rd district shrinks GOP's House majority

(Newser) - While it's too late to prevent the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the already tiny Republican majority in the House has shrunk. Democratic candidate Tom Suozzi, who represented New York's 3rd congressional district for three terms before former Rep. George Santos was elected in 2022, won...

Special Election for Santos' Seat Could Get Feisty

Dems are looking to flip the district in hopes of flipping the House

(Newser) - A special election to pick a successor to George Santos, the New York Republican who was expelled from the US House last week, will be held on Feb. 13, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. The race for a seat representing some Long Island suburbs and a small part of the...

A Special Election Next Week Is Being Closely Watched

Contest to fill open congressional seat in New York state seen as a national 'bellwether'

(Newser) - It was shaping up to be a ho-hum special election in New York state to fill an open congressional seat. But next week's contest between Republican Marc Molinaro and Democrat Pat Ryan has suddenly become so much more. Politico sees it as the "ultimate bellwether" race, one that...

San Francisco's Special Election Delivers 'Clear Message'

3 school board members ousted in city's first recall since 1983

(Newser) - San Francisco residents recalled three members of the city's school board on Tuesday for what critics called misplaced priorities and putting progressive politics over the needs of children during the pandemic. Voters overwhelmingly approved the recall in a special election, according to tallies by the San Francisco Department of...

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