Democrats flipped two more Republican-held state legislature seats on Tuesday with special election wins in New Hampshire and Florida. The two races bring the total number of GOP seats won by the Democratic Party to eight this election cycle ― all of them in special races. In the race to represent House District Rockingham-4, Democrat Kari Lerner defeated Republican James Headd 51 to 48 percent ― a margin of just 39 votes. “Representative-elect Lerner’s victory tonight exemplifies state Democrats’ building momentum and Republicans should be worried,” Jessica Post, executive director of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, said in a statement. Lerner, a longtime realtor, campaigned on opposing state Republicans’ proposed tax cuts “for big business and the wealthy,” which she argued would overburden localities and erode essential services, according to her campaign website.

Source: Huffington Post September 27, 2017 15:47 UTC