Democrat wins long‑held Republican state Senate seat in Tarrant County

Name: Democrat wins long‑held Republican state Senate seat in Tarrant County
Uploaded: 2026-02-01T17:46:00-0600
Duration: 2 min 20 s
Description: A normally solid‑red state senate seat in Tarrant County flipped in a special runoff election, with Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeating Republican Leigh Wambsganss by roughly 15 points. Rehmet told supporters his win was driven by issues like public school funding, lowering costs, and helping working families. Wambsganss called the loss a “wake‑up call” for Republicans locally and statewide.

A normally solid‑red state senate seat in Tarrant County flipped in a special runoff election, with Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeating Republican Leigh Wambsganss by roughly 15 points. Rehmet told supporters his win was driven by issues like public school funding, lowering costs, and helping working families. Wambsganss called the loss a “wake‑up call” for Republicans locally and statewide.