As Hungary is a few days away from perhaps its most crucial election

State Rep. Rebecca Dow, who is one of the more prominent Republicans in New Mexico, disqualified from the ballot after judge rules she turned in bad paperwork—including screenshots of nominating petitions instead of the actual papers. Democrats have an opening to flip her seat.

Another Utah Senate district topples as signature removals continue in failed Prop 4 repeal • Utah News Dispatch Another Senate district has fallen short of signature requirements in the bid to repeal Utah’s anti-gerrymandering law known as Proposition 4.

Another Senate district has fallen short of signature threshold requirements — marking what is likely the second nail in the coffin for the effort to repeal Utah’s 2018 voter-approved anti-gerrymandering law known as Proposition 4. #utpol

Chris Taylor won 7/8 congressional districts last night:
WI-01: 🔵+15 (Trump + 4.5)
WI-02: 🔵+59 (Harris +40.0)
WI-03: 🔵+21 (Trump +7.4)
WI-04: 🔵+62 (Harris +51.4)
WI-05: 🔴+9 (Trump +22.1)
WI-06:🔵+4 (Trump +16.4)
WI-07: 🔵+3 (Trump +22.5)
WI-08: 🔵+7 (Trump +16.2)

This means the Liberals, who are at 171 now, will almost certainly end up with a majority (172+) once next week's by-elections take place.

My sense is Jen Kiggans is in trouble in VA-02 even if redistricting *doesn't* pass in Virginia. However, it probably will, in which case she is toast.

Taylor will end up at about 60% in Wisconsin, for a 20-point win. I think even the rosiest Democratic predictions wouldn't have seen this coming. It was a good and proper ass-kicking.

Yeah, I know, turnout, but these margins are hideous for them in what's supposed to be a swing state.

If I were the Wisconsin GOP, I would not be feeling real great about tonight's results at all.

A Republican/conservative who has any intention of winning Wisconsin probably has to win Waukesha by 20 points minimum. A 9-point lead is a huge underperformance and a really ominous one for them in general.

And as the counting continues, it's becoming quite clear that Taylor has won this one in a blowout. Some of these county numbers are downright ugly for Lazar.

I really don't see a path to victory for Lazar at all in Wisconsin. Taylor on her way to a double-digit win most likely.

Note: Those Waukesha numbers are very underwhelming *for Lazar* to be clear

Wisconsin: At this point, I think it's possible that Taylor wins by a bigger margin than Susan Crawford did last year. Still need to see more results but those Waukesha numbers are very underwhelming so far.

If Lazar isn't even keeping up with Schimel's numbers in Waukesha (and Schimel got his ass kicked), then I think we're just about done here TBH

Lazar, as very much expected, is up in Waukesha, with about a 12.5 point lead. That's underwhelming (so far). Trump won it by 20. Schimel won it by 15 last year.

Taylor leads early in Wisconsin. Waukesha was one of the first to report, but now Dane is coming in, and as expected, Taylor is winning it big.

Georgia SD-53 is likewise a big Dem overperformance covering a lot of the same territory. Trump +58 seat that now has the GOP leading in the 30s.

I'm sure this won't be the final margin in #GA14, but 56-44% is not a great margin for the GOP at all. This was a Trump +36 seat.

VoteHub projects Sheila Nelson to win the Georgia State House District 130 general election.

Georgia US House 14 Special Runoff - Current Results

- 🔴 ☑️ Clay Fuller (R) - 30,795 (54.0%)
- 🔵 Shawn Harris (D) - 26,283 (46.0%)

We are projecting a Fuller victory - though Harris is so far keeping it close!

Georgia U.S House 14 Special Election

Chattooga County (Fully Reported per The Associated Press):
2024: Trump +64
Tonight: R +40

This is a 24 point overperformance for Democrats in this Trump +37 district.

Complaining about others interfering in a foreign election... while interfering in a foreign election

(2) Special elections in Georgia, headlined by the GA-14 runoff.  GOP likely to hold but margins important.  Also, 3 legislative specials, none of which are likely flips but, again, margins. 2/2

An interesting little election day we have going on today in America.

(1) The Wisconsin Supreme Court election, which has gotten a lot less attention in years past, but offers the court's liberals a real opportunity to stretch out to a 5-2 majority. 1/2

It took a while, and the overall ratio is still way in the other direction, but I've finally seen my first "No" ad for the Virginia referendum. It pivoted to, paraphrased, *Democrats will raise your taxes and give welfare to illegals if this passes.*

‘Feels like history is being made’: will young Hungarian voters oust Orbán? The rightwing populist has been in power for 16 years but a new generation of voters are preparing to vote for his opponent, polls suggest

‘Feels like history is being made’: will young Hungarian voters oust Orbán?

Why Democrats are suddenly winning back the left — and the "double-haters" Plus, the share of Americans calling themselves Republicans just hit a decade low. Your weekly political data roundup for April 5, 2026.

New piece: Why Democrats are suddenly winning back the left — and the "double-haters"
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-05...

It’s wild how little attention the Wisconsin Supreme Court race has gotten compared to last year

It was the first big election of the Trump 2.0 era

Musk went all in and was beginning of the end for DOGE

Virginia redistricting referendum will be big election this April

State Sen. John Cavanaugh fights GOP group's ad blitz and rival criticisms in Dem primary in NE-02 • Nebraska Examiner A memo from national Republicans hinted that the GOP would prefer to face Cavanaugh over Powell or Rhoades.

NE-02 DEM PRIMARY ICYMI: Nebraska State Sen. John Cavanaugh pushed back against a Republican-backed ad blitz targeting him in the stretch run of a contested Democratic U.S. House primary in the Omaha area.

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