The Hill - Democrats’ high hopes of a flip were dashed in Georgia’s special House race on Tuesday, but an overperformance in the red district — plus a landslide win for liberals in a Supreme Court race in Wisconsin — underscored the party’s enduring momentum as the high-stakes midterm cycle ramps up.
Backed by President Trump, Republican Clay Fuller won the Peach State runoff to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), the longtime Trump ally who quit the House in January amid a feud with the president. But Democrats notched a notable overperformance in the red district, further fueling their winning streak ahead of the midterms.
Over in the Badger State, Democratic-backed judicial candidate Chris Taylor easily won an open seat on the state Supreme Court — overperforming GOP-backed candidate Maria Lazar by about 20 percentage points, with most of the vote reported by Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), to give the liberal faction on the court a 5-2 edge.
“This victory is only the beginning of the fight ahead to win a Democratic trifecta in November and deliver real, lasting change for the working people of Wisconsin,” the Democratic Party of Wisconsin said in a statement.
In Georgia, the Republican win in the 14th Congressional District came as no surprise given its red leanings.
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