Two Democrats win runoff elections in races with extremely low voter turnout

(The Center Square) – Two Democrats won their special election runoffs on Satur, one upsetting a slipping Republican stronghold in Tarrant County, the other securing a Democratic stronghold in Houston. The north Texas seat is for the state senate, the Houston seat for Congress.

The runoffs were held in two races that had numerous candidates on Nov. 5 and no candidate received 50% of the vote, The Center Square reported.

In Tarrant County, three candidates ran for an open seat in SD 9 in November, left vacant by former state Sen. Kelly Hancock. He was appointed by the governor as acting state comptroller and is running in the Republican primary to keep the post. Democrat Taylor Rehmet received the most votes, 47%, Republican Leigh Wambsganss received 36% and headed to the Jan. 31 runoff election.

Rehmet, a U.S. Air Force veteran, and president of a local machini...