“this is a District that Obama carried. Twice.”
Yes, but republicans have held this 13th District seat since 1983.
This was not an encouraging win. More like a squeaker. He should have gotten 50% of the vote at least.
Had this election been during a presidential election year when the rats’ base turns out he would have lost.
The incumbent who died in office was the longest serving Republican in the delegation. The District is now a swing district and the Dems expected it to flip to D when the incumbent left office. This is a loss for them.