FL's HD-87, which contains Mar-a-Lago and much of Palm Beach, voted for Trump by 11 points and voted for a Democrat tonight by about 2 points. FL's SD-14, which contains parts of Hillsborough County, voted for Trump by 7 points and just barely for a Democrat tonight.
These flips make thirty state legislative flips for Democrats since Trump took office in 2025.
Trump voted by mail in the HD-87 election, even as he pushes to ban vote-by-mail nationwide, has pushed the USPS to loosen its guarantees around ballot postmarking, and led a case where SCOTUS looks poised to invalidate mail-in ballots that were cast on time but arrived late.
"Democrats have now flipped 30 seats from red to blue in special elections since Trump returned to the White House. Over that same period, the number of seats flipped from blue to red remains zero." (x)
The Advocate is reporting live from Spanberger's election night victory event.
“Tonight, Virginia chose progress and inclusion for all by electing Abigail Spanberger as Governor," Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson said in a statement. "In the face of millions of dollars in anti-trans ad spending by her opponent, Governor-elect Spanberger ran a campaign that never sacrificed her belief in equality and freedom for all Virginians. That commitment isn’t new; Spanberger has long been a champion for a Virginia that works for everyone — from her service in Congress to her unwavering commitment to protecting every Virginian, including LGBTQ+ people."
Read the full piece here: https://www.advocate.com/politics/abigail-spanberger-wins-virginia-governor
If you live in the US like I do, remember to check what dates your local elections are being held. Now is the time to get engaged in our political process. Remember, if you oppose Donald Trump, the current administration doesn’t want you voting at all. Your power threatens them, so seize the opportunity to vote for people who represent you and will fight back against tyranny.
The specific dates for local elections are easy to forget since they’re different nation-wide, but you can check Ballotpedia online for your own state’s election timeline.
Democrats claimed a majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and held a narrow lead in a Lancaster County state Senate district
Democrats won TWO special elections for the Pennsylvania legislature yesterday. One was sort of expected but the other was an upset which gives Democrats a boost in morale – in addition to an unexpected Pennsylvania Senate seat.
In the western part of the state, Democrat Dan Goughnour won in PA-House-35. He fills a vacancy left by another Dem who died suddenly. This victory returns the Pennsylvania House to Democratic control. It had been tied.
Dan's victory was largely anticipated. But the Democratic win in a more conservative part of Pennsylvania's southeast is considered an upset. In a race to fill a Pennsylvania Senate vacancy caused by a resignation, Democrat James Malone edged out a MAGA extremist to become the first Dem elected from PA-Senate-36 since the Carter administration. Four months ago, Trump carried this district with 57% of the vote.
Democrats claimed a majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and held a narrow lead in a Lancaster County state Senate district where Republicans have a strong advantage, according to unofficial results in special elections late Tuesday.
Democrat Dan Goughnour won the 35th House District seat, previously held by Rep. Matthew Gergely (D-Allegheny), with 63.4% of the vote, according to unofficial results. His victory restores the 102-101 seat majority Democrats held in the House before Gergley died in January after suffering a medical emergency.
A Democratic victory in the Lancaster County race would not change Republican control of the Senate, but would be a significant upset in the district, where President Donald Trump won by 15 percentage points in November.
Unofficial results in the 36th Senate District election showed Democratic East Petersburg Mayor James Malone ahead of Republican County Commissioner Chairman Joshua Parsons by fewer than 500 votes, or 0.89% of the 54,000 votes cast.
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The 36th District covers a swath of northern Lancaster County including suburbs of the city of Lancaster, Elizabethtown and rural areas.
A general shift of 7% away from Republicans in the 2026 midterms would make the 2018 blue wave look pale. The upset of the GOP Pennsylvania Senate candidate should make Capitol Hill Republicans think twice about supporting the disastrous chaos emanating from the Trump administration.
There is a special Congressional election in Tennessee on Tuesday, December 2nd 2025.
Note the date.
Republican scum have been sending Democratic voters fraudulent messages telling them to vote the day after (when they will not be legally able to vote).
They've also been sending messages to registered Republicans telling them that if they don't show up to vote their names will be put on a list.
