Some Results of Today's Special Elections

Just to keep it brief, here’s what we know so far about some key elections that took place today.  

Election                                       Previous  Election          Tonight     Shift

Florida Senate District 11             (2024)  R + 40               R +18       D + 22

Florida House District 90              (2024)  D + 12              D +28        D +16

Georgia House District 121          (2024)   R + 22              D  + 2        D +24

Miami, Florida Mayor                   (2021)  R landslide      D  + 19      D >  +60

In Georgia, Gisler is a great candidate. He ran a year ago for this same seat, and lost. This is a gerrymandered district that voted 61-39 a year ago for the Republican over Gisler. I would say that this is an incredible outcome in a 2-1 republican district. The district is composed of part of Clarke County (a very blue county) and  part of Oconee County (a very red county).  But about 2/3 of the district’s population live in Oconee County. In Clarke County,  in 2024, the vote was D + 30,  but in 2025, it was D + 65.   In Oconee County, in 2025, the vote was R + 48, while in 2025, it was R + 29.    To summarize, in the democratic stronghold of Clarke, the shift from one year ago is  D + 35 ,  and in the Republican part of the district, the shift from last year to this is D + 19.      

 Miami was also a terrific result.  This is the first Democrat to win the mayoral race in almost 30 years.  In 2021, there was almost no competition — the Republican had got over 78% of the vote

Another race held today was for Iowa’s 7th House district.  Sadly, the Republican has won by 40 points.  This one is a bit difficult to compare with the 2024 election because no Democrat ran in 2024; however, an Independent ran,  and was defeated by the Republican 83-16.   The last time a democrat was in the race was in 2020, when the Republican won by 24 points. 

Overall, a great night!