Even amid a series of panic-inspiring results for the GOP, a new outcome in Texas stands out.

A major dust-up between two high-profile Texas Democrats is making waves across the country.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet has won a special election for the Texas state Senate and flipped a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024

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By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A Democratic candidate won a special election for the Texas state senate by a double-digit margin, taking control from Republicans for the first time in decades in a result the losing candidate on Sunday called "a wake-up call" for the midterm elections.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped a historically Republican district of Texas in a Saturday special election.

The remark came hours after Taylor Rehmet defeated Leigh Wambsganss in the special election for a Texas Senate seat that had been in GOP hands for decades.

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