Tarrant County is maintaining its battleground status ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, and it’s not just statewide races receiving national attention. The largest Republican county in the U.S. also features competitive local races farther down the ballot.
One we will be keeping close watch of is for Texas state Senate District 9, which includes Fort Worth and other parts of the county.
The race between Democratic state Sen. Taylor Rehmet, the incumbent, and Republican Leigh Wambsganss is a rematch of the special election to fill the seat, which happened on Jan. 31. In a major upset, Rehmet won 57% to 43%, the first time a Democrat won the seat since 1992…