‘Wait, what?’: the underdog Democrats who won their midterm races against all odds
Summary
Democrats with little campaign support or low chances of winning scored unexpected victories in several races during a nationwide blue wave. Their wins included a Tennessee congressional race, an Iowa state House race and an Arizona county clerk race.Key Facts
- Tennessee Democrat Victoria Broderick was declared the winner of the state’s fourth congressional district by about 300 votes, though the Associated Press had not called the race at the time of the article.
- Broderick defeated Republican incumbent Scott DesJarlais, who was seeking a ninth term, in a district rated solid Republican by the Cook Political Report.
- Iowa Democrat Eric Armstrong won a state representative race by more than 800 votes after dropping out in September because of health issues.
- Armstrong said he would try to represent the district but continued to face health problems.
- Nineteen-year-old Democrat Sebastian Matta defeated former Republican state lawmaker Jeff Dial to become clerk of the court for Arizona’s Maricopa County.
- Tennessee redrew the fourth congressional district earlier in the year, adding parts of Nashville and making it slightly more Democratic; Donald Trump would still have won the district by 24 points in 2024.
- Broderick said she worked full time in tech support during her campaign and spoke with residents concerned about everyday costs.
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