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Democrats Flip State Senate Seat and Pick Up Congressional Seat in Texas

HeadlineFeb 02, 2026

In Texas, Democrats flipped a state Senate seat and picked up an additional congressional seat in a special election. Democrat Christian Menefee won the special election runoff Saturday for Texas’s 18th Congressional District, narrowing Republicans’ majority in the House to just four seats. Meanwhile, in a race for Texas state Senate, Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped a district that President Trump had won by 17 percentage points in 2024.

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