Meanwhile -- Democrats win ANOTHER special election - Daily Kos

It’s been a rough, rough day, but it is ending with at least a little GREAT news

Eileen Higgins wins Miami-Dade commission seat in upset over Zoraida Barreiro

Political newcomer Eileen Higgins won a seat on the Miami-Dade County Commission on Tuesday, defeating the better-funded campaign of the former commissioner's wife to scramble the conventional wisdom of who can get elected in a heavily Hispanic district in Miami.

this was a hotly contested race that brought out big guns on both sides

With the Democratic Party deploying money, office holders, candidates and volunteers to boost Higgins early on in the special election, an officially nonpartisan contest became a proxy battle with Republicans.

The GOP used U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican from Miami, in robo-calls and mailers. Her husband's congressional campaign to become the Republican nominee to replace retiring Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen also became her top donor, with at least $95,000 in contributions.

Odds were not in her favor

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/6/19/1773546/-Meanwhile-Democrats-win-ANOTHER-special-election

I didn't see this posted yet.