Democrat Rob Long wins big in Florida House race, defeating MAGA Republican

Jan 28 – [Democrat wins Iowa Senate seat in district Trump won by 21 points](https://www.radioiowa.com/2025/01/28/democrat-wins-iowa-senate-seat-in-district-trump-won-by-21-points/)

Jan 29 – [Democrats win control of Minnesota Senate](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5111676-minnesota-senate-democrats-control/)

Feb 16 – [Democrats win Delaware Senate seats in Saturday’s special elections](https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/16/democrats-win-two-delaware-senate-seats-in-special-election/78855423007/)

Mar 11 – [Democrat David Gottfried easily wins Minnesota House special election, restoring a 67-67 power split](https://apnews.com/article/special-election-minnesota-legislature-house-2e194375f99906d1901890ab75eaf994)

Mar 26 – [Democrats take hope from upset win in a GOP-leaning Pennsylvania state Senate district](https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-democratic-party-donald-trump-election-094e907bd9af0d55a3ac76bb5e22d17c)

Apr 1

– [Liberal Wins Wisconsin Court Race, Despite Musk’s Millions](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/us/politics/wisconsin-supreme-court-crawford-schimel.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8k4.DWUK.j49FDXMjG7D3&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare)

– [Republicans win — but underperform — in both Florida special elections](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/01/patronis-fine-trump-florida-00265436)

Apr 30 – [Democrats Win Landslide in Safe Iowa Seat, Claim ‘Rebuke of Trump’](https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-win-landslide-safe-iowa-seat-claim-rebuke-trump-2066050)

May 7 – [Republican concedes in North Carolina court race, ending bid to throw out votes](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republican-concedes-north-carolina-court-race-ending-bid-throw-out-votes-2025-05-07/)

May 13 – [Democrat ousts incumbent Republican in Omaha mayoral race](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5299111-democrat-ousts-republican-omaha-mayoral-race/amp/)

May 20 – [Democrats win New York state Senate race in Trump-friendly district](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5310726-democrat-sam-sutton-wins-new-york-seat/amp/)

Jun 3 – [Young Dem Clinches Landslide Election Win in Lindsey Graham’s Backyard](https://www.thedailybeast.com/young-dem-keishan-scott-clinches-landslide-election-win-in-lindsey-grahams-backyard/)

Jun 7 – [Democrats fend off GOP in San Antonio mayor runoff election ](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5337199-gina-ortiz-jones-wins-san-antonio/)

Jun 14 – [Democrat, CN citizen Amanda Clinton wins decisive victory in special state election](https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/democrat-cn-citizen-amanda-clinton-wins-decisive-victory-in-special-state-election/article_c6756b40-6518-4cfa-9bf4-7e22e7aea895.html)

Jun 25 – [NH House special election: Democrat Billie Butler wins after facing GOP attacks](https://www.yahoo.com/news/nh-house-special-election-democrat-013437448.html)

Aug 26 – [Democrats break GOP supermajority in Iowa Senate by flipping Republican seat in special election](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democrats-break-gop-supermajority-iowa-senate-catelin-drey-rcna227419)

Sep 3 – [Democrats Overperform in Florida as They Cruise to Victory in Two Elections](https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-special-elections-florida-2123662)

Sep 9 – [Democrat James Walkinshaw wins US House special election in Virginia](https://apnews.com/article/virginia-election-walkinshaw-whitson-bea9a80e1fe94635918f8e31392f938e)

Sep 16 – [Democrat wins Minnesota special election to replace slain lawmaker](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5505812-minnesota-house-speaker-replaced/)

Sep 23 – [G.O.P. Majority in House Will Shrink After Democrat’s Victory in Arizona](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/politics/arizona-election-adelita-grijalva-democrat.html)

Oct 8 – [Republican Ousted By Democrat in Shock Election Defeat](https://www.newsweek.com/alaska-fairbanks-mayor-election-democrat-republican-10844700?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_influencers)

Oct 11 – [Democrat Helena Moreno wins New Orleans’ mayoral race](https://apnews.com/article/new-orleans-elections-mayor-sheriff-7669a963e9e14af63eb3508692d91bf5)

Nov 4:

– [Virginia elects Democrat Abigail Spanberger as state’s first woman governor](https://19thnews.org/2025/11/abigail-spanberger-virginia-first-woman-governor/)

– [Democratic state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi wins Virginia lieutenant governor’s race](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democratic-state-sen-ghazala-hashmi-wins-virginia-lieutenant-governors-race)

– [Democrat Jay Jones wins Virginia attorney general’s race despite text message scandal, CBS News projects](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/virginia-ag-race-jay-jones/)

– [Democrats sweep all 30 House of Delegates seats in Northern Virginia](https://www.cbs19news.com/news/state/democrats-sweep-all-30-house-of-delegates-seats-in-northern-virginia/article_68f8098d-0602-5234-8c2a-08c1bcd33944.html)

– [Democrat Mikie Sherrill elected governor of New Jersey](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/new-jersey-election-result-mikie-sherrill-wins-governor-race)

– [Democrats flip 5 N.J. counties back to blue, cementing Sherrill’s sweep for governor](https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/11/democrats-flip-6-nj-counties-back-to-blue-cementing-sherrills-sweep-for-governor.html)

– [‘The ground is shaking’: Aurora City Council sees major change as progressives win, Jurinsky out](https://kdvr.com/news/politics/colorado-politics-news/the-ground-is-shaking-aurora-city-council-sees-major-change-as-progressives-win-jurinsky-out/)

– [Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/pennsylvania-supreme-court-vote-election-race-retains-justices-rcna238914)

– [Democrat Corey O’Connor wins Pittsburgh mayor’s race](https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/politics/article/ap-race-call-democrat-corey-o-connor-wins-21139410.php)

– [Democrats Pull Off Historic Victories in Georgia Special Election](https://newrepublic.com/post/202700/democrats-historic-victories-georgia-election-public-service-commision)

– [Democrats Win 2 Key Energy Races in Georgia](https://heatmap.news/politics/alicia-johnson-peter-hubbard-georgia-public-service-commission-results)

– [Democrat Aftab Pureval wins reelection as Cincinnati mayor, defeating Vance’s relative](https://apnews.com/article/cincinnati-mayor-election-e5595517a114395ae5a6a1bd5b4596ef)

– [Democrats in Mississippi Break the G.O.P.’s State House Supermajority](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/us/politics/mississippi-special-election-results.html)

– [Mary Sheffield elected Detroit’s next mayor, will make history as first woman to lead city](https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/11/04/detroit-mayor-election-2025-results-winner-mary-sheffield/86984513007/)

– [Big win in Greece boosts Monroe County Democrats. Here are 2025 election takeaways](https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/11/05/monroe-county-ny-election-takeaways-from-2025/87098791007/)

– [Democrats flip the Onondaga County Legislature for first time in nearly 50 years](https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2025/11/democrats-flip-the-onondaga-county-legislature-for-first-time-in-nearly-50-years.html)

– [Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5588198-mamdani-progressive-politics-nyc/)

– [California voters approve new US House map to boost Democrats in 2026](https://apnews.com/article/california-redistricting-prop-50-gavin-newsom-839193bfc2a817086acca7365315f26f)

Nov 10 – [Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE](https://boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-bucks-county-pennsylvania-ousted-in-2025/)

Nov 13 – [Progressive Katie Wilson ousts Democratic incumbent in Seattle mayor’s race](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5600561-seattle-mayor-race-upset/)

Nov 30 – [Virginia Democrat flips seat in state legislature by taking on datacenters](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/30/virginia-democrat-state-legislature-datacenters)

Dec 2 – [Republican Matt Van Epps holds deep-red House district in Tennessee special election](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/republican-matt-van-epps-house-district-tennessee-special-election-rcna246846)

Dec 3 – [Republican Ousted by Democrat in Georgia](https://www.newsweek.com/roswell-mayoral-election-georgia-results-11146935)

Dec 9

– [Democrat wins Miami mayor’s race for the first time in nearly 30 years](https://apnews.com/article/miami-mayor-trump-higgins-gonzalez-f0d8c55a4b97962ac1348c5a93295465)

– [Georgia Democrat Eric Gisler flips a state House seat in district Trump won by double digits, CNN projects](https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/politics/georgia-democrat-eric-gisler)

**Dec 10** – [Democrat Rob Long wins big in Florida House race, defeating MAGA Republican](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/10/democrat-rob-long-wins-big-in-florida-house-race-defeating-maga-republican/)