That means Republicans LOST a seat….
Their majority IS Razor thin at 2 seats…..
Wait till Next November….
With Trump?
Things gonna get worse for GOPer’s…..
James Walkinshaw (D) has won Virginia’s deep-blue 11th congressional district, an expected win for his party that adds another Democrat to the narrowly divided House of Representatives, NBC News reports.
Once sworn in, Walkinshaw will bring the House roster to 432 members. His win means Speaker Mike Johnson can lose only two GOP members on a party-line vote….
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Walkinshaw’s victory in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington is significant. As Republicans on Capitol Hill navigate their tight majority with a funding deadline looming, every additional Democratic vote poses a problem for Speaker Mike Johnson….
Update…
There is ANOTHER special election in Arizona by the end of the moneth that Democrats ARE expected to win also narrowing the Republican US House down by another seat….
Another GOPer House seat could come over to Dem’s?…Maybe?
Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas) will not seek reelection in 2026, he said in a statement Thursday, opening a seat in a deep-red Texas district.
The 49-year-old former Navy Seal has represented Texas’ 8th District — which covers a swath of Houston’s northern exurbs — since first winning election in 2022. He won an open GOP primary, easily winning in November both that year and in 2024.
The 8th District got nominally bluer during Texas Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting, but it is still overwhelmingly Republican, and whoever wins the now-open GOP primary will be a heavy favorite….
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