Fort Worth Democrat Rehmet secures Texas Senate seat, unofficial results show

Описание: Fort Worth Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped the historically red Texas Senate District 9 race against Southlake Republican Leigh Wambsganss, unofficial results show.

Rehmet, a veteran and union leader, faced off against Wambsganss, a conservative activist and executive of Patriot Mobile, a wireless service provider, in the special election that attracted nationwide attention.

As of midnight on Saturday, Rehmet had about 57% of the vote, according to unofficial returns from the Tarrant County elections office. About 15% of registered voters in the district cast ballots, according to the results.

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