Texas state Sen.-elect Taylor Rehmet (D) said President Trump was a nonfactor in his Tuesday election victory, when the candidate flipped the district from red to blue. “Well, I don‘t believe he was able to vote in this race.

Texas is still a red state, but the stunning election results in Fort Worth on Saturday show that a blue spine continues to grow along Interstate 35, threatening the GOP's hold.

Rehmet, a veteran and labor union leader, defeated Republican activist and entrepreneur Leigh Wambsganss to represent Texas' 9th Senate district, located in the Fort Worth area.

In a state Senate race in Fort Worth's Tarrant County, Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss by 14 points — a 30-point swing from President Trump's results in 2024.

Voters in Texas have sent another warning to Republicans that they may be facing fierce political headwinds in a critical election year.