Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate on Saturday, flipping a reliably Republican district that Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.

Voters should prepare themselves for déjà vu in November, when Republican Leigh Wambsganss and Democrat Taylor Rehmet will face off again.

AUSTIN — In a shocking upset and a possible bellwether for this year’s midterm elections, Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a runoff Saturday for a conservative Tarrant County state Senate seat by a wide margin.

Democrat and union leader Taylor Rehmet won a historic victory Saturday, flipping a long-held Republican Texas Senate seat.

When Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Trump-endorsed Leigh Wambsganss, he won an area in North Texas that President Donald Trump had just carried by 17 percentage points in 2024.

After a surprise Democratic win in a GOP-leaning Tarrant County state Senate runoff, Republican frustration has turned to blame. John Huffman, a former Southlake mayor who finished third in November’s special election for that seat,