Last November, there was a three-way contest for the state Senate seat in District 9, which comprises Fort Worth and most of its very conservative northern suburbs. Two Republicans ran against Rehmet, an aircraft mechanic. He got the most votes at 46%, but since there was no outright majority, there was a runoff today.
The district went safely Trump in 2024--by 17%--so the Republipigs probably felt it was safe to split the ticket, figuring that worst case scenario, they would win the runoff. EXCEPT...Rehmet is leading in early vote counts with 56%. The Tay-ucks-ass Republipigs are already warming up "news" stories that the election was rigged. Tucker Carlson has pledged to "speak the truth no matter what the facts are." Trump vowed on Truth Social to wreak "retribution" on Fort Worth if Rehmet wins.
Rehmet reported campaign spending of $65,000. His opponent reported over $2,000,000. And look who's winning!