TX-AG: Republicans and Democrats vie to take mantle of Attorney General's Office in open race
While the Democratic candidates for Attorney General say they want to serve all Texans, the state has yet to elect a Democrat to statewide office since the 1990s.
But Democrats recently flipped Texas Senate District 9 during a special election in Northwest Tarrant County, what had previously been a GOP stronghold since the early 1990s. The Democrat, Taylor Rehmet, won by 13 points despite the Republican candidate, Leigh Wambsganss, outspending Rehmet by $2 million.
The unexpected upset has given Texas Democrats hope for the upcoming midterm election in November. Many say it’s a chance for Democrats to make headway similar to gains Democrats made in the state in 2018, the midterm election year during President Donald Trump’s first term. Democrats picked up several Congressional seats that year, and Beto O’Rourke made history when he came close to unseating Cruz in the U.S. Senate race.
And Democratic candidates should fare even better in Trump’s second midterm year, said Joe Jaworski, the former Galveston mayor and attorney who’s running in the Democratic Attorney General race.
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