Upset Win in Special Election in Texas – RedState

There’s some not excellent electoral news out of Texas, and we must be paying consideration to it.

Democratic Texas Senate candidate Taylor Rehmet defeated Trump-endorsed Republican Leigh Wambsganss in a Saturday particular election for a seat the president received by double digits 3 times, a number of shops project.

Rehmet, a union chief and Air Force veteran, received 57.2% of the vote in contrast to Wambsganss’s 42.8%, with 95% of the vote in, according to The Associated Press (AP).

Republicans have held the district for many years, and President Donald Trump received it in 2024 by 17 factors. 

Trump had endorsed Wambsganss as a strong supporter of MAGA. Both sides spent a lot, and Rehmet obtained a lot of national help from the DNC and other teams. 

Rehmet will only serve through Jan. 2027 to fill out the remaining time period, but would have to run again to maintain onto the seat in the Nov. 2026 election. The Texas state legislature only meets in common session for 140 days in odd years (yes, actually, I’m not kidding). They can have particular classes for particular topics in the interim. But they will not be back in a common session until Jan. 2027. 

Now, I do know, it is a particular election, we should not flip out. That’s true, Republicans have a tendency not to end up for particular elections. In November, with a Senate seat in play, particularly if it is Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) who will get the Democratic nod, Republicans will seemingly end up in pressure. 

But can we please stop not turning out for particular elections already? We need to take every election and not give an inch to these characters. This would have been a cake stroll if we had. 

It’s also a bit of a warning that Democrats need to degree the taking part in area by pitching themselves as better on the economic system. Let’s not allow them to get away with this. It was the Democrats under Joe Biden who drove inflation up to 9 p.c. We cannot let people neglect that, or that we have already had a lot of constructive change to treatment that, with more to come. In the phrases of economist Stephen Moore, “Q4 growth nearly 5.5%, inflation down to 2.7%, median family income up $2,500, gas prices low.” People need to hear it and really feel it. 

We also need to remind people that all Democrats care about is their own energy, and they’ll pull the swap on you once they get in. They ran on “affordability” and received in Virginia, then immediately proposed new taxes on the whole lot from respiratory to respiratory. Some “affordability.” 

🚨 JUST IN: Virginia voters are shocked as Democrats roll out a tidal wave of new taxes — from deliveries to vehicles, gyms, and even pet providers.pic.twitter.com/lH9AsPUJe4

— Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) January 29, 2026

READ MORE: GOP: This Video Will Help Destroy Dems on ‘Affordability’ and Win Midterms

We also need to be pushing back on the fixed lies against ICE and immigration enforcement. It’s fairly loopy that Democrats incite obstruction, violence, and riots, then attempt to blame Trump/GOP for the outcome. 

The details are all on our aspect; we just need to drive them home through the muck that the Democrats and their media adherents will probably be slinging. 

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