Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped a reliably Republican state Senate district in Texas in Saturday’s special election, continuing a string of surprise victories for Democrats across the US in the year since Donald Trump returned to the White House.The Republican president immediately distanced himself from the loss in a district he’d won by 17 points in 2024.“I’m not involved in that.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election in a Texas state Senate district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.

Taylor Rehmet’s win adds to Democrats’ record of overperforming in special elections so far this cycle