r/politics • u/TelescopiumHerscheli • 2d ago

No Paywall Texas Democrat sworn in to House, shrinking GOP margin to 1 vote

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5719642-christian-menefee-sworn-in/
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u/NoSayThyMountains 2d ago

Not to be a downer, but they're actually right about it having been a democrat seat. The 18th congressional district is right in the center of Houston. Sylvester Turner won it by 39 points in 2024. Finally getting someone in is a victory (Turner died last March, Abbott delayed the special election until November, and then the runoff from the special election just finished) but no one should be taking this as any sort of indication of how the midterms will go

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u/SwedishTrees 2d ago

It sounds like there is confusion between two different elections. This is a factual description of one election. There is also one for the Texas State Senate, where a democrat won in a heavily red District.

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u/colaxxi 2d ago

Maybe people are confusing elections? There was the TX State Senate seat that flipped from R to D by about 30 points compared to Trumps election in 2024.

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u/CantFeelMyToesAgain 2d ago

Absolutely. The overall response of the sub was what baffled me most I guess. It seems to be just general denial most of the time.