Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a full four-year term representing Texas Senate District 9, defeating Republican Leigh Wambsganss by a two-point margin in the Nov. 3 election.

Unofficial vote totals show Rehmet earned 51%, or 175,288 votes, while Wambsganss trailed at 49%, or 166,711 votes, according to the Fort Worth Report. The Associated Press called the race for Rehmet, Spectrum News reported.

The result carries a direct local connection. Wambsganss, 59, serves as chief communications officer at Patriot Mobile, the Christian conservative cell service provider headquartered in Grapevine. She had former President Donald Trump's endorsement and branded herself as "ultra-MAGA" during the campaign, according to the Fort Worth Report.

The race was a rematch. Rehmet, a 34-year-old Air Force veteran and aerospace machinist, flipped the historically Republican seat in a January special runoff, beating Wambsganss by 14 percentage points. That earlier contest drew national headlines because Trump carried the district by 17 points in 2024.

The Nov. 3 margin was far tighter.

Republican Kelly Hancock had held the seat before vacating it in June 2025 to serve as acting state comptroller. Rehmet took office Feb. 19, 2026, filling the remainder of Hancock's term and becoming the first Democrat to hold the District 9 seat in more than 30 years.

The district covers most of Fort Worth and several other Tarrant County cities, including Keller, Hurst, North Richland Hills, Richland Hills and Haltom City. The Texas Tribune identified the District 9 rematch as the most competitive Texas Senate race on the ballot.

Both candidates named similar priorities during the campaign: the rising cost of living, public education and property tax relief. Rehmet has urged constituents to hold officials accountable on state takeovers of public schools and the state's new school voucher program, according to the Fort Worth Report. Wambsganss also emphasized border security and gun rights.

In coverage published in September, Wambsganss told the Fort Worth Report via email, "We are expanding our reach, sharpening our message and campaigning in every neighborhood until every voter knows what is at stake."

Rehmet will be sworn in for his four-year term Jan. 12, 2027, the first day of the 90th Texas legislative session.