Alabama Democrat flips GOP seat after campaigning against threats to IVF
Alabama Democrat flips GOP seat after campaigning against threats to IVF
Democrat Marilyn Lands defeated Republican Teddy Powell on Tuesday in a 62-37 landslide, easily prevailing in a nationally watched special election for a GOP-held seat in the Alabama House of Representatives. Lands outperformed the 10th District's...
While Republicans will still retain their supermajority in the chamber, both parties were paying close attention to see whether a recent ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court that threatened access to in vitro fertilization could be a winning issue in competitive areas like this suburban Huntsville constituency.
Lands focused intently on reproductive rights in her campaign to replace Cole, who resigned last summer after getting convicted on voter fraud charges.
For context so other people don't have to dig into it like I did.
This is the Alabama state HoR. Not the National HoR.
This is the Alabama 10th district, which is suburban Huntsville (more PhD's per capita than any other city in the union).
That said, it's been pretty 50/50 in past elections, and this was a 66/33 split in the Democrat favor, which is a pretty enormous swing.
So, Alabama's going to be an interesting watch. I wouldn't be shocked to see a lot more flips come November.
Thank you for adding context.
Thanks, I was caught off guard when I read 'super majority'. The US HoR is pretty tight race.
As someone who lives and voted in this district, it honestly isn't surprising. There's been a large influx of new residents in this district and a ton of hate towards the IVF stances. I personally moved in the district a year ago.