During Saturday's by-elections, 33-year-old Rehmet won against conservative activist Leigh Wambsganss, winning 57 percent. votes (compared to 43% obtained by the opposing candidate).
Who won the Texas Senate runoff elections?
How much support did the Republican candidate have?
What were the voting results between Rehmet and Wambsganss?
What did Wambsganss say after the loss?
Wambsganss did not win despite the support of President Trump, who won this district in 2024 by 17 percentage points. Trump appealed to voters on social media to support the Republican, but on Sunday told reporters he is not involved in this election because it is a local race – AP reported.
Concern after the Democrats' victory. “This is the last call”
The losing candidate said after the election that too many Republican voters stayed home. She also assessed that this is it “alarm bell for Republicans” in this state. This is another success for the Democrats in recent months. Democratic candidates won, for example, the gubernatorial elections in Virginia and the mayoral elections in New York.
Democrats said the results in Texas are further evidence of that voters are motivated to reject Republican Party candidates and their policies. Midterm elections to Congress will be held in the US in the fall.
