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fromJezebel
7 hours ago

Democrats' Special Election Winning Streak Makes Me Wanna Lib Out Like It's Summer 2016

Democrats have won recent special elections and flipped historically Republican districts despite GOP spending and prior Trump margins.
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fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

Democrats Erik Bottcher and Keith Powers easily win special elections for state Senate, Assembly seats in Manhattan amNewYork

Democrats won both Manhattan special elections: Erik Bottcher to the state Senate and Keith Powers to the state Assembly by decisive margins.
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fromIntelligencer
1 week ago

Texas Special Election Shocker Signals Big Trouble for GOP

Recent special elections show Democrats outperforming 2024 baselines and flipping multiple state seats, signaling potential national trouble for Republicans heading into November.
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fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago

Texas stunner: Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips Republican state Senate district Trump won by 17 points

Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped a reliably Republican Texas state Senate seat, signaling continued Democratic overperformance and prompting Republican vows to regain the seat in November.
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fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 month ago

2025 in review: Silicon Valley's biggest stories - San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley experienced major political and institutional upheaval: high-profile criminal sentences, school firings and layoffs, transit strike resolution, hospital restoration, and pivotal special elections.
fromSun Sentinel
1 month ago

Lawmakers seek to end approach DeSantis has used in delaying special elections

"It's terrible that we can't count on special elections in a timely manner," said state Sen. Tina Polsky, a Broward-Palm Beach county Democrat.
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fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago
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Opinion: A fix for Santa Clara County's expensive special elections

Santa Clara County could save millions and ensure majority-supported winners by using ranked-choice voting for off-cycle special elections instead of costly runoffs.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
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Opinion: A fix for Santa Clara County's expensive special elections

Adopt ranked choice voting for county special elections to eliminate costly runoffs and preserve funds for essential services during a historic budget crisis.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

Harry Enten Warns the GOP's 'House Is on Fire' After Losses

Large Democratic margin shifts in recent special elections could produce about a 20-seat Democratic gain in the 2026 House midterms.
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 months ago

Democrats are looking for strong results in next months elections, but can it last? - LGBTQ Nation

It's not so much that Democrats have been winning; it's by how much they have been winning. For example, in a special election for a Virginia Congressional seat, the winner, James Walkinshaw, won by a 50-point margin. By comparison, Kamala Harris carried the same district by 34 points. Similarly, last April in two special Congressional elections in Florida, the Democratic candidates overperformed Harris by 16 and 23 points (but not enough to win the open seats).
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fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

DNC chair says special elections show Democrats are winning, even when they lose

Democrats narrowed margins and showed energized turnout in recent special elections but fell short of flipping a Georgia state Senate seat.
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fromAxios
5 months ago

Trump and Johnson are likely doomed in their attempts to thwart an Epstein files vote

Discharge petition on Epstein-related matter has 216 signatures; two expected Democratic special-election winners could push it to 218, forcing a House floor vote.
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