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    Der texanische Demokrat Menefee gewinnt die Wahl und schmälert damit den GOP-Vorteil im Repräsentantenhaus

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    1. bloomberggovernment on

      „Texas Democrat Christian Menefee won a special election Saturday to fill a long-vacant Houston district that will temporarily shrink the House Republican majority.

      Menefee, the former elected Harris County Attorney**,** had 67% of the vote compared with 33% for fellow Democrat Amanda Edwards, a former Houston councilwoman, in a runoff election in Texas’ 18th District, according to unofficial returns.

      Menefee, 37, will complete the term of the late Sylvester Turner (D), who died last March 5 — 332 days ago and just two months into his House term. Menefee and Edwards advanced from a 16-candidate first-round balloting last November in which no one secured a majority of votes.

      The House will have 218 Republicans and 214 Democrats once Menefee is sworn in to office. That means Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) could afford to lose only one defector to Democrats on otherwise party-line votes in which all House members participate.“

      [Read more here.](https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/texas-democrat-menefee-wins-election-trimming-house-gop-edge-2?utm_source=reddit.com&utm_medium=bgov)

      -Molly

    2. TuffGritts on

      218 is still a lot. And not like it matters, Trump does whatever he wants. We’re in a dictatorship

    4. AMCorBUST2021 on

      Get four republicans to vote with the dems and take over the speaker.. Massie seems fed up so there’s one.

    5. BobInIdaho on

      Queue Mike Johnson refusing to swear her in until he’s ready to do so. My bet is it won’t be for at least 5 weeks.

    6. FalstaffsGhost on

      How the fuck does it take almost a year to get the election to happen?

    9. brain_overclocked on

      >Texas Democrat Christian Menefee won a special election Saturday to fill a long-vacant Houston district that will temporarily shrink the House Republican majority.

      >Menefee, the former elected Harris County Attorney, had 67% of the vote compared with 33% for fellow Democrat Amanda Edwards, a former Houston councilwoman, in a runoff election in Texas’ 18th District, according to unofficial returns.
      …
      The House will have 218 Republicans and 214 Democrats once Menefee is sworn in to office. That means Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) could afford to lose only one defector to Democrats on otherwise party-line votes in which all House members participate.

      I will keep saying this over and over: change doesn’t start at the midterms, it starts at every state, county, judicial, sheriff, mayor, city council, and education board election that happens between *now* and the midterms. *Because we shouldn’t wait until the midterms*. *Every* seat Democrats win at any level makes rigging the midterms that much harder for Trump.

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      Keep the pressure on:

      2025 – https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1q02grt/democrat_wins_iowa_state_senate_race_blocking_gop/nwv0ouy/

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      **2026:**

      Jan 6 – [Democrats Jones, Schmidt win Richmond-area General Assembly seats](https://www.vpm.org/elections/2026-01-06/mike-jones-charlie-schmidt-general-assembly-special-elections-sd15-hd77)

      Jan 13

      – [Democrats win 2 special Virginia state House elections](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5687444-democrats-win-virginia-special-elections/)

      – [Democrat Pemberton Jr. wins special election for 139th CT House seat](https://www.wtnh.com/news/elections/democrat-pemberton-jr-wins-special-election-for-139th-ct-house-seat/)

      – [Chris Dzadovsky wins Fort Pierce commission seat by 31 votes, flips control to Democrats](https://www.wptv.com/news/region-st-lucie-county/fort-pierce/chris-dzadovsky-wins-fort-pierce-commission-seat-by-31-votes-flips-control-to-democrats)

      Jan 20 – [Democrat McGuire wins Virginia House District 17 special election](https://virginiamercury.com/2026/01/20/democrat-mcguire-wins-virginia-house-district-17-special-election/)

      Jan 27 – [Democrats win two Minnesota special elections, bringing state House back to a tie](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5708065-democrats-win-minnesota-house-seats/)

      **Jan 31**

      – [Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5716988-democrats-score-upset-texas/amp/)

      – [Democrat Christian Menefee Wins Election For U.S. House, Narrowing GOP’s Slim Majority](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrat-christian-menefee-wins-election-for-us-house-narrowing-gops-slim-majority_n_697ed0a1e4b0c862d1f51138/amp)

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      [Here](https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1qqjyqd/how_is_your_opinion_on_the_us_government_shutdown/o2jfh2t/) is a list of primary dates.

      Ballotpedia’s Elections Calendar – https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_calendar

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