The goats are unhappy, mostly because they don’t like elections. Along with various primaries of March 3rd was a special election to Arkansas’ House of Representative, HD-70. This district went to Harris by 2 points, and was won by Republican Carlton Wing by 2 points, 51%-49%, both in 2024.
Wing has since moved on to another job, and the special election to fill the seat was won by Democrat Alex Holladay, by nearly 15 points. The total number of votes cast was roughly 50% of the 2024 election, which isn’t so bad for a special election.
The trend of seats flipping from Republican to Democrats continues, while I’ve heard none of the other direction. Not all seats flip, of course, but quite a number have flipped. Good luck to Mr. Holladay.
