Centered on the college town of Blacksburg (Virginia Tech), Virginia's #HD41 saw Democrat Lily Franklin unseat Republican incumbent Chris Obenshain by seven points earlier this month.
Franklin got more raw votes in several Virginia Tech precincts than Harris did in 2024!
10TH DEMOCRATIC FLIP OF THE NIGHT IN VIRGINIA!
Democrat Lily Franklin has flipped #HD41 (Trump+3) blue, unseating Republican incumbent Chris Obenshain
Democrat Abigail Spanberger was in Blacksburg today, talking with students at #VaTech
Right there with her was #LilyFranklin, Democratic candidate for #HD41 in the Roanoke Valley.
Vote BLUE y’all.
One of Virginia's closest State House elections in 2023 came in #HD41 in the Blacksburg area.
Flash forward two years later and this Trump+3 seat is still hotly-contested, with both candidates (the same from 2023) raising over $1 million each.
RATING: Toss-Up
Big money, tiny margins define the rematch in #HD41 in Southwest Virginia.
Incumbent Chris Obenshain won by just 183 votes in 2023 — now Democrat Lily Franklin is back with more funds, fresh momentum, and a promise of change. #valeg
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The Virginia Democrats are targeting a pair of State House districts this year that are going to be heavily reliant on college students turning out and voting Dem.
#HD41 & #HD71 contain major colleges (Virginia Tech and William & Mary) and both are currently held by the GOP.
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Final results out of Connecticut's #HD41:
Dan Gaiewski (D)- 68.9%
Robert Boris (R)- 31.1%
Harris+22 in 2024, so a solid 15 point overperformance here for the Democrats.
While Trump became the first Republican to carry Hidalgo County in Texas since Nixon, his success didn't translate downballot as most legislative Dems won uncontested.
The closest race was #HD41 in McAllen, where Democratic incumbent Bobby Guerra won by 7, as Trump won his district by 2.
