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Louisiana Democrat Chasity Verret Martinez won a decisive victory Saturday in a special election for a state House seat in a district President Donald Trump carried by double digits in 2024, delivering another warning sign for Republicans amid a string of Democratic overperformances in special elections. Martinez defeated Republican Brad …

Less than a month after Democrats notched a series of victories in the Nov. 4 general election, the political spotlight shifts to Tennessee on Tuesday, where a special congressional election in the state’s 7th District will offer both parties their first test heading into the 2026 midterms. Republicans are working …

Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury State Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, defeated Republican pastor Leon Benjamin in Tuesday’s special election for a Richmond-centered seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, a victory that will make her Virginia’s first Black congresswoman. McClellan, a corporate attorney who has championed progressive causes like abortion access …