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workinclasszero

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Wed Jun 13, 2018, 08:47 AM Jun 2018

Democrats Score Special Election Upset In Wisconsin District Trump Won Big

A court had to order Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) to call the special election because he tried to block it.
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POLITICS 06/12/2018 10:46 pm ET Updated 9 hours ago By Amanda Terkel

Wisconsin Democrats scored a major upset victory Tuesday night, winning a state Senate seat in a district that went for Donald Trump by double digits in 2016.

Caleb Frostman defeated state Rep. Andre Jacque (R) for the open seat in District 1 that was previously held by state Sen. Frank Lasee (R), who resigned to take a job in Gov. Scott Walker’s administration. Frostman will be on the ballot again in November for the regular election.

Republicans held on to a state Assembly seat in District 42 that also held a special election Tuesday.

Although Frostman’s term is short, his win is a huge victory for the Democratic Party. Not only was the seat held by a Republican, but Trump defeated Democratic rival Hillary Clinton there by 17 points in the 2016 presidential election. Trump also won the state of Wisconsin overall.

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Democrats Score Special Election Upset In Wisconsin District Trump Won Big (Original Post) workinclasszero Jun 2018 OP
Excellent,. but I think you mean Dems won BIGLY. JDC Jun 2018 #1
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