The string of Democrats winning special elections may be continuing, although Ballotpedia is not yet confirming, as the occupants of the mayor’s seat (and certain one council seats) of Leander, TX’s election of yesterday:
Kathryn Pantalion-Parker 16.92%
Na’Cole Thompson 57.01% (W)
Mike Sanders 25.88%[Data extracted from here.]
I do have to take the word of bilboteach that Thompson is a Democrat.
H/T to @taniel.bsky.social and bilboteach@Daily Kos, the latter of whom adds
Leander, Texas is a moderate to conservative suburb in Williamson County. That’s in the orbit of Austin. Trump won 51% of the vote here in 2024.
Insert the usual boilerplate concerning special elections here. In other news, the Democrats retained Louisiana House of Representatives District 60 in a special election as Chasity [not misspelled] Martinez won with nearly 62% of the vote. The Downballot notes:
Donald Trump won the 60th by a 56-43 margin in 2024, according to calculations by The Downballot.
Martinez will be considered by some to have scaled the heights unexpectedly. However, given the state of the rural economy, treatment of standard civil rights, and even the anti-abortion stance of the GOP, I think then-candidate Trump’s carrying of the district to be the surprise. Still, congrats to Martinez. May you have a long and happy career.
