Dems Win Deep Red Texas State Senate Seat
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate on Saturday, flipping a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.
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Breaking: Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins solidly red Texas Senate seat in stunning special election upset.[image or embed]" Texas Tribune (@texastribune.org) Feb 1, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Breaking: Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins solidly red Texas Senate seat in stunning special election upset.[image or embed]
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31 point shift.
That's a bit more than Republicans might like to see since they just made a number of districts a little less safe in Texas.
#1 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-02-01 05:19 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
Rehmet had a comfortable lead of more than 14 percentage points.
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This is Texas, folks.
Abbott and Trump will have to steal the midterms. They won't win honestly.
#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-01 06:04 AM | Reply
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