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Florida Democrats flipped two legislative seats Tuesday night in their biggest election night in years.

In the shocker of the night, Democrat Brian Nathan defeated Republican Josie Tomkow in the Senate District 14 race by 408 votes.

In the only state Senate election on the ballot, Democrat Brian Nathan, a Navy veteran, union organizer, and first-time candidate, shocked Republican state Rep. Josie Tomkow in the Hillsborough County Senate District 14 contest, winning by just 408 votes, taking 50.25% of the vote to Tomkow’s 49.75%.

The seat has been vacant since August, when Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed GOP incumbent Jay Collins to serve as his lieutenant governor.

Tomkow had a huge fundraising lead over Nathan and was a heavy favorite in a district that Collins won by 10 points in 2022, the last time the seat was on the ballot. Donald Trump won it by more than 7 points in 2024.

In the Palm Beach County House District 87 race that includes Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, Democrat Emily Gregory, a first-time candidate with a public-health background, defeated Republican financial adviser Jon Maples, 51%-49%, in a district that Trump won by more than 10 points in 2024.

The third race was in House District 51 in very red northern Polk County, a seat made vacant after Tomkow resigned early to run for the state Senate District 14 seat.

There was little drama there, as Republican Hilary Holley, executive director of an agriculture nonprofit organization, defeated Democrat Edwin Pérez by eight percentage points, 54%-46%. That district went for Donald Trump in 2024 by more than 13 percentage points.

In an upset, Democrat Bobbi Boudman defeated Republican Dale Fincher to win a seat in the New Hampshire House on Tuesday.

The special election for a seat representing Ossipee, Tuftonboro, and Wofleboro offers an early electoral result ahead of this year’s midterm elections, with Democrats hoping to make gains in the Legislature and governor’s office, and Republicans looking to maintain their State House majorities.

Tuesday’s result was notable in part given the district’s traditional Republican tilt. In 2024, Boudman lost the same race by nearly 14%

Tuesday’s race was one that both parties were desperate to win.

Republicans raised more than $60,000 to boost Fincher, who has a background in finance and Christian non-profit work. Boudman, who has worked in music publishing, raised more than $12,000.

Democrat Alex Holladay won the special election to represent Arkansas’s House District 70, beating Republican Bo Renshaw. Holladay won with 57% of the vote flipping the seat previous held by Republican Carlton Wing.

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin touted Holladay’s “exceptional” campaign and said in a statement Wednesday that his win “is a sign that voters are ready to put their trust in Democrats, even in districts where Republicans have held office for years.”

Danvers Democrats convened on Thursday, February 26 at the Delegate Caucus to elect 14 delegates and 4 alternates to represent Danvers at the State Convention in Worcester on May 29 and May 30. The delegation consists of 9 men and 9 women. In addition to our 18 delegates, we will also have 4 ex-officio delegates that are invited to the convention due to their office. This includes our State Rep, State Committee members and the DTC Chair.

More than 80 Democrats attended the caucus in person or virtually to nominate and cast their ballot for Democrats in our community,

State officials Senator Markey, Congressman Moulton, Attorney General Campbell and Auditor DiZoglio addressed the caucus on line. Governor Healey and Kim Driscoll provided a video message.

Candidates running for Congress 6th District Jamie Belsito, Daniel Koh and Mariah Lancaster appeared in person and spoke to the caucus. Senator Joan Lovely spoke to the caucus virtually and then came to join us staying until late in the evening. We missed State Rep Sally Kerans and candidate Tram Nguyen who had planned to attend but the State House was in session voting on the important Energy Bill late into the evening. Spokespeople for candidate John Beccia, Mariah Lancaster and Tram Nguyen addressed the caucus.

Thank you to everyone for attended and participated in our democracy. The caucus process is slow and deliberate and I appreciate everyones understanding and patience in what was a very successful caucus resulting in a great group of experienced and first time delegates.

Democrat Jennifer Mazzocco cruises to victory in Pennsylvania special election for State House 42 district. In a district that has voted 2-to-1 for Democrats in recent years, Jennifer Mazzocco won with 81.7% of the vote.

Ana Tiburcio defeated Republican former school board member Robert E. Smith Jr. in the 22nd Legislative District election. She won more than 67% of the vote.

These victories help maintain the Democrats’ slim 102 -98 majority in the state House.

Louisiana’s state legislative special election was supposed to be a very different kind of contest. A Democratic state representative gave up his seat to become commissioner of the state Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, and Republicans saw this as a unique opportunity to do something the party hasn’t done in a while: flip a seat from blue to red.

That didn’t happen. 

Democrat Chasity Verret Martinez won Saturday’s special election for State House District 60, defeating Republican Brad Daigle.

Martinez, a member of the Iberville Parish Council, earned 62% of the vote against Daigle, a small-business owner and member of the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission.

At first blush, this might not seem especially notable, since a Democratic candidate won a special election to replace a former Democratic legislator.

But the details matter. Trump carried this district by 13 points in the 2024 cycle, fueling GOP hopes about flipping the state House seat.

Instead, the Democratic nominee prevailed — by 24 points.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped a deep red Republican State Senate district in Fort Worth Texas by 14 points in Saturday’s special election.  Republicans have held this seat for decades and Trump carried it by 17 points in 2024.  This 30 point swing has continued our string of winning virtually every special election since March.