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Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped a historically Republican district of Texas in a Saturday special election.

Republicans are stepping up their warnings about the midterms after a stunning Democratic upset in Texas over the weekend. The Republican Party was already grappling with growing backlash to a pair of immigration-related shootings in Minneapolis before Democrat Taylor Rehmet’s shock win in a state Senate race in the Lone Star State on Saturday.

Sid Miller and Nate Sheets are vying for the Republican nomination to lead the Texas Department of Agriculture. The winning Republican candidate will face uncontested Democratic candidate Clayton Tucker in the November election.

Republicans suffered a loss in a special election this weekend for a Texas state Senate seat—with implications for the midterms.

Republicans are grappling with a stunning Democratic upset: a swing of 30+ points away from the G.O.P. in a deeply conservative part of the state. While the race was local, political operatives are already gaming out the impact on the midterms,

With Texas’ hardline conservative megadonors largely staying on the sidelines, a handful of House primaries have become battlegrounds for the state’s civil justice debate.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped Texas state Senate District 9, which President Trump carried by 17 points in November 2024.