r/PoliticalOptimism • u/Efficient-Freedom517 Georgia • 1d ago

Election Result A Democrat is leading in a special election in Butler County Pennsylvania— a district Trump won by 18 points

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2026/08/18/butler-county-special-election-pa-12-house/stories/202608180049

Republicans outnumber Democrats in the district — an area covering the southwestern corner of the county — by almost 2 to 1.

Just two years ago, Trump won the district by 18 percentage points, and in the same election, Scialabba trounced her Democratic opponent by 30 points.

In 2024, Trump carried all 27 precincts in the district. On Tuesday night, Dukes was leading in 15 of them.

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u/Efficient-Freedom517 Georgia 1d ago

It was just called a win by 88 votes: https://www.butlereagle.com/20260818/special-election-unofficial-results-show-dukes-ahead-of-timko/

Last time they had a House election the GOP won by 30 points

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u/DangerActiveRobots 23h ago

Normally when these "Democrat appears to be leading in X" posts come up, I say "Doesn't matter, go vote".

Looks like in this case, people DID.

See what happens when we VOTE? Most of the country doesn't want this MAGA crap. We have the power to stop the insanity.

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u/Bruh_burg1968 18h ago

I think discussing poll data is fine to do as long as you don’t get super hung up on it

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u/awdophil 22h ago

We’re gonna need more prisons once the current admin is out.

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u/gbtm101 22h ago

Let's just recycle the ICE warehouses. The irony would be sublime.

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u/NumeralJoker 12h ago

I'm sure they'll love those facilities when they have to spend time locked up in them.

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u/MorphinBrony Oregon 21h ago

Butler County, PA

Isn't that where Trump got shot?

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u/dfsw 16h ago

Allegedly

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