Republicans have faced a bitter blow after a set of special election results on Sunday morning revealed that a former GOP stronghold has flipped to the Democrats.
On the state level, Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped the 9th District in the Texas State Senate, defeating Republican Leigh Wambsganss in a runoff.
The Fort Worth-area district went for Donald Trump by 17 points in 2024 - and the sweeping win this weekend could offer warning signs for Republicans ahead of this November's midterm elections.
The president had urged his supporters to vote for Wambsganss in Saturday's election in a Truth Social post.
Rehmet, a veteran of the US Air Force and current labor union leader, dedicated the victory to everyday working people.
With 95 percent of the election results tallied, Rehmet led Wambsganss by over 14,000 votes despite being outspent nearly 10-1, by over $2.2 million.
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Warning cry for Trump as southern MAGA stronghold is FLIPPED to blue as Democrats sweep Senate election
- by: VICTORIA CHURCHILL
- 2026-02-01
- Source:
Daily Mail
- 02/02/2026
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