8. John Hickenlooper flipped a Republican Senate seat in Colorado…
Yes, the man once drank fracking fluid. But, hey, it’s … something?
9. … and Doug Jones lost the Democratic Senate seat in Alabama …
Democrat Doug Jones won in deep-red Alabama a few years back in a narrow margin after several women came out and accused his opponent Roy Moore of sexual abuse when they were minors. But he couldn’t hold onto it against former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville.
10. … but Mark Kelly defeated a Republican incumbent in Arizona …
Gabby Giffords’s husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, beat Republican Martha McSally for a Senate seat in the Grand Canyon state.
11. … while Republican Nicole Malliotakis snatched a Congressional seat away from incumbent Max Rose in New York’s 11th district.
Looks like the constant attack ads with various Staten Island locals calling Rose “a f*ckin’ liah” paid off.
12. Former White House doctor Ronny Jackson wins a Texas House seat.
Remember the former White House physician who claimed that Trump “has absolutely no cognitive or mental issues,” was accused of misprespcribing drugs, and thinks that face masks during the coronavirus pandemic are not a necessity, but a personal choice? He’ll be going to Congress.
13. 25-year-old Republican Madison Cawthorn will become the youngest member of Congress.
The ultra-young, ultra-right Cawthorn beat the Trump-backed candidate in the primary; was accused of “predatory behavior” by former classmates; and had photos surface of him visiting Hitler’s vacation home.
His political career is already off to a promising start:
14. QAnon is headed to Congress.
Although there were several supporters of QAnon on the ballot this election cycle, one of the most vocal—CrossFit gym founder Marjorie Taylor Greene—actually sealed the deal and won a House seat in Washington. As New York Magazine put it: “A believer that ‘America is being led by its genitals straight to hell,’ she’ll post about ‘elite pedophiles trafficking children’ or, just last week, about ‘Moloch worship.’” Should make for an awkward first day at the office.
15. A dead man was elected in North Dakota.
Republican candidate David Andahl was elected to state legislature—after dying of COVID-19 complications back in October.