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Holladay wins Arkansas special election in key Democratic pickup
Alex Holladay flipped a Republican-held Arkansas House seat, increasing Democrats' total to 20 out of 100 as voter concerns over cost of living and prison plans influenced results.
- On Tuesday, Alex Holladay, a Democrat, won the special election for House District 70, flipping the seat from Republican control.
- A judge moved the special election to March 3 after Democrats sued, originally scheduled for June 9 by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
- Unofficial returns as of Tuesday showed Holladay 243 to Renshaw 100, with early and absentee leads of 64%–36% and 82 to 18.
- They will join the legislature for the 2026 fiscal session and face Renshaw again in November, filling Wing's remainder of term.
- Holladay's win joins a national pattern as the ninth Democratic flip since Trump’s second term began, reflecting voter concern over cost-of-living and local policy implications.
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Democrats have flipped 9 seats in state legislative special elections under Trump while Republicans are at 0
Democrat Alex Holladay prevailed in a special election on Tuesday for a state legislative seat in Arkansas, marking the 9th time since President Donald Trump took office last year that the party has flipped control of a state legislative seat in a special election
Democrats flip GOP seat in deep-red Arkansas after suing Huckabee Sanders to force vote
The DownBallot Substack by longtime elections reporter David Nir noted another red-to-blue pickup after Tuesday's elections. In Arkansas, Democrat Alex Holladay won a seat that he nearly captured in 2024 when he ran against state Rep. Carlton Wing. Wing has given up the post, however, to accept a position running the local PBS station.The 70th District, just outside Little Rock, is a district that President Donald Trump carried in 2020 by a four…
Trump loses again as Democrats flip ninth red seat
Donald Trump is losing again — and this time, it happened in one of the reddest states in America. On Tuesday night, Democrat Alex Holladay flipped a Republican-held seat in the Arkansas state House, marking the ninth time Democrats have turned a red seat blue in a special election since Trump began his second term. […]
Arkansas special election results: Democrat Alex Holladay flips GOP-held house seat in District 70
Alex Holladay secured a significant victory in Arkansas's House District 70 special election. This win marks a Democratic pickup, flipping a seat previously held by Republicans. Holladay, a community figure from North Little Rock, ran on a platform of education, public safety, and healthcare. His win provides a morale boost for Democrats in the Republican-dominated state legislature.
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