- In deep-red Kentucky, Democrat Linda Belcher sailed to victory in the state's 49th House District seat with 68% of the vote on Tuesday.
- Belcher's win marked an 86-point swing from the 2016 general election, when President Donald Trump won the district with 72% of the vote.
- This is the 37th state legislative seat Democrats have flipped from red to blue since Trump's election.
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'We've never seen anything like this': Democrat wins Kentucky seat by 36 points in district Trump won by 49
In deep red Kentucky, Democrat Linda Belcher sailed to victory in the state's 49th House District seat with 68% of the vote on Tuesday.
In deep-red Kentucky, Democrat Linda Belcher sailed to victory in the state's 49th House District seat with 68% of the vote on Tuesday.
Belcher's win marked an 86-point swing from the 2016 general election, when President Donald Trump won the district with 72% of the vote.
Across the 70 special elections in 2017, Democrats beat their Republican opponents by 10 points more than Hillary Clinton did in 2016 and seven points more than President Barack Obama did in 2012, according to data collected by the progressive website Daily Kos.
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And the Democrats' Kentucky win marks the 37th state legislative seat the party has flipped from red to blue since Trump's election.
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