House, Texas and Runoff Election
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Democrats are hoping for an upset in a special runoff election for a state Senate seat in Texas on Saturday. Democrat Taylor Rehmet, a local union leader, is facing off against Republican Leigh Wambsganss,
Rehmet will represent parts of the northern Tarrant County seat. The district was previously represented by Republican Kelly Hancock and elected Donald Trump in 2024
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Runoff special election in open state Senate seat in Tarrant County receives national attention
Democrat and Republican candidates face off in a nationally watched runoff that both parties see as a test of voter mobilization.
AUSTIN — Democrat Taylor Rehmet’s lead over Republican Leigh Wambsganss continued to grow late Saturday in a runoff for a Tarrant County state Senate seat, unofficial results showed as of 10 p.m. The returns early,
Houston voters who have gone almost a year without representation in the U.S. House will finally fill the seat in a special runoff election.
A judge ordered Harris County to extend early voting in the CD18 runoff after winter weather closed polling sites during the final days of early voting.
A state-level Democratic win in a region that had voted decisively for President Trump threatens to diminish Republicans’ hopes for the midterm elections.