The 2025 elections continued this month with a state Senate seat left vacant in Kentucky and it turned out to be another "blue wave."
Newsweek reported Wednesday that union leader and U.S. Army veteran Gary Clemons beat his GOP opponent by 47.5 percent.
While the 37th Senate District is a blue district, in 2024, David Yates won the race by about 20 points. Vice President Kamala Harris carried the area by about 6 percent. So, winning with 72.6 percent shows a significant lead among voters supporting Democrats.
“State Democrats are overperforming and winning special elections across every part of the country," Heather Williams, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) president, told Newsweek in a statement. "Momentum is on our side as voters turn away from MAGA Republicans and back state Democrats who are fighting to lower costs."
The report explained that the southern part of Louisville, Kentucky, leans Democratic, but the benchmark was so significant that it contributes to Democratic successes in Virginia, New Jersey and other local offices around the country.
Newsweek cited Tennessee’s deep-red 7th Congressional District, where the Republican was expected to win, but the Democrat, state Rep. Aftyn Behn lost by about nine points. Harris lost that district by 22 points in 2024.
