SocraticGadfly: Special elections briefs

February 02, 2026

Special elections briefs

First, Taylor Rehmet kicked Leigh Wambsganss' ass in Tarrant County to fill Kelly Hancock's Texas Senate seat. And, the Lege can't redistrict this. That said, given Tex-ass banana republic part-time Lege, it means not a lot. The pair face again in November for the spot's full term.

Sidebar: This once again underscores how Beto-Bob O'Rourke fucked up in 2022 by campaigning too much in Muleshoe, not enough in Cowtown suburbs, thus not having coattails, thus letting Christofascist Tim O'Hare get elected county judge. This again needs to be repeated not just to kick Beto-Bob's butt but to also try to warn off new Texas Democrap head Kendall Scudder from similar stupidities, since he's already shown himself doing other stupidities, and he's a Beto-Bob bird-dogger.

Second, Christian Menafee defeated Amanda Edwards to fill the remainder of the term for the late Sly Turner's 18th Congressional District. Both are facing 9th District incumbent Al Green in the March primary for a redrawn 18th.

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