The Daily Populous Wednesday December 10th, 2025 day edition
Authored by cnn.com and submitted by No_Weekend_3320

Democrats continued their run of successes in special elections by flipping a state House seat in Georgia Tuesday, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk.

The Democratic victory, in a district that voted for President Donald Trump by about 12 percentage points last year, comes ahead of next year’s critical midterms, when Georgians will vote in closely watched races for Senate and governor.

Eric Gisler, a Democrat who owns a local olive oil store, will defeat Republican Mack “Dutch” Guest in the 121st House District, in the northeastern part of the state, near the college town of Athens.

Between regularly scheduled elections in Virginia and New Jersey and special elections held on newly redrawn maps in Mississippi, Democrats flipped about 20 state legislative seats on Election Day last month. Those victories came after Democrats flipped two seats in Iowa and one in Pennsylvania during special elections earlier in the year.

Republicans still control a significant majority in the Georgia House, but Tuesday’s results come just a month after Democrats won two statewide elections to flip two seats on the state’s Public Service Commission.

The district has been without representation since Republican Marcus Wiedower resigned at the end of October.

The Democratic Party of Georgia congratulated Gisler in a statement Tuesday evening, “This isn’t just a win for Georgia Democrats – it’s a win for every family in Oconee and Clarke Counties who has been struggling to get ahead under 22 years of failed Republican leadership.”

“All across the state, Georgians are realizing there’s only one party that’s working to lower costs, keep health care affordable, and put people ahead of big corporations – and that’s the Democratic Party,” Charlie Bailey, the state Democratic Party chair, said in a statement. “Our momentum is only growing, and we will continue outworking, out-organizing, and out-strategizing Republicans to turn it into more wins for the people of Georgia in 2026.”

mechanicalejay on December 10th, 2025 at 03:17 UTC »

Republicans are literally tearing this country apart why would anyone vote for them

brain_overclocked on December 10th, 2025 at 02:50 UTC »

Added:

Jan 28 - Democrat wins Iowa Senate seat in district Trump won by 21 points

Jan 29 - Democrats win control of Minnesota Senate

Feb 16 - Democrats win Delaware Senate seats in Saturday's special elections

Mar 11 - Democrat David Gottfried easily wins Minnesota House special election, restoring a 67-67 power split

Mar 26 - Democrats take hope from upset win in a GOP-leaning Pennsylvania state Senate district

Apr 1

Liberal Wins Wisconsin Court Race, Despite Musk’s Millions

Republicans win — but underperform — in both Florida special elections

Apr 30 - Democrats Win Landslide in Safe Iowa Seat, Claim 'Rebuke of Trump'

May 7 - Republican concedes in North Carolina court race, ending bid to throw out votes

May 13 - Democrat ousts incumbent Republican in Omaha mayoral race

May 20 - Democrats win New York state Senate race in Trump-friendly district

Jun 3 - Young Dem Clinches Landslide Election Win in Lindsey Graham’s Backyard

Jun 7 - Democrats fend off GOP in San Antonio mayor runoff election

Jun 14 - Democrat, CN citizen Amanda Clinton wins decisive victory in special state election

Jun 25 - NH House special election: Democrat Billie Butler wins after facing GOP attacks

Aug 26 - Democrats break GOP supermajority in Iowa Senate by flipping Republican seat in special election

Sep 3 - Democrats Overperform in Florida as They Cruise to Victory in Two Elections

Sep 9 - Democrat James Walkinshaw wins US House special election in Virginia

Sep 16 - Democrat wins Minnesota special election to replace slain lawmaker

Sep 23 - G.O.P. Majority in House Will Shrink After Democrat’s Victory in Arizona

Oct 8 - Republican Ousted By Democrat in Shock Election Defeat

Oct 11 - Democrat Helena Moreno wins New Orleans’ mayoral race

Nov 4:

Virginia elects Democrat Abigail Spanberger as state’s first woman governor

Democratic state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi wins Virginia lieutenant governor’s race

Democrat Jay Jones wins Virginia attorney general's race despite text message scandal, CBS News projects

Democrats sweep all 30 House of Delegates seats in Northern Virginia

Democrat Mikie Sherrill elected governor of New Jersey

Democrats flip 5 N.J. counties back to blue, cementing Sherrill’s sweep for governor

‘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

Democrat Corey O’Connor wins Pittsburgh mayor’s race

Democrats Pull Off Historic Victories in Georgia Special Election

Democrats Win 2 Key Energy Races in Georgia

Democrat Aftab Pureval wins reelection as Cincinnati mayor, defeating Vance’s relative

Democrats in Mississippi Break the G.O.P.’s State House Supermajority

Mary Sheffield elected Detroit's next mayor, will make history as first woman to lead city

Big win in Greece boosts Monroe County Democrats. Here are 2025 election takeaways

Democrats flip the Onondaga County Legislature for first time in nearly 50 years

Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race

California voters approve new US House map to boost Democrats in 2026

Nov 10 - Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE

Nov 13 - Progressive Katie Wilson ousts Democratic incumbent in Seattle mayor’s race

Nov 30 - Virginia Democrat flips seat in state legislature by taking on datacenters

Dec 2 - Republican Matt Van Epps holds deep-red House district in Tennessee special election

Dec 3 - Republican Ousted by Democrat in Georgia

Dec 9

Democrat wins Miami mayor’s race for the first time in nearly 30 years

Georgia Democrat Eric Gisler flips a state House seat in district Trump won by double digits, CNN projects

Literally_A_Halfling on December 10th, 2025 at 02:45 UTC »

Oh, this oughtta be good for Republican morale.

EDIT: 51-49 win in an R+13 district, so, a 15-point shift, on par with the one in TN recently.