Last night, Democrats in South Carolina and Mississippi clinched victories, improving Democrats’ special election winning and overperformance record to a whopping 24 elections in 2025 alone. In South Carolina, 24-year-old Keishan Scott overperformed the top of the 2024 ticket by 36 points, and in deep-red Mississippi, Democrats won mayoral elections across the state. 

As Trump and his Republican allies peddle a disastrous agenda that sets the country backward and rips away the rights and hard-earned benefits of working Americans to enrich billionaires, voters are saying enough is enough at the ballot box.  

In response to yesterday’s Democratic electoral overperformances, DNC Deputy Executive Director Libby Schneider released the following statement: 

“Last night, South Carolina and Mississippi Democratic candidates dominated their Republican opponents to secure critical wins that strengthen Democrats’ power in these Republican-held states. Voters are fed up with Republicans’ disastrous policies that put them last and are jumping at the chance to enact change at the voting booth: electing strong, qualified Democratic leaders who will fight for the people they represent. These results underscore a clear rebuke we’re seeing again and again against Trump and any Republican who is ready to co-sign his unpopular, billionaire-first agenda. While Republicans continue to bend the knee to Trump and his billionaire backers, actively making the lives of Americans worse, Democrats will continue to fight for policies that put them first by winning elections across the country and up and down the ballot .”  

In South Carolina, Democrat Keishan Scott won a landslide victory in South Carolina’s House District 50 race.  

New Republic: “The Democratic candidate in a South Carolina special election swept to a landslide victory Tuesday night, becoming the youngest person elected to the state legislature in nearly a decade.

“Keishan Scott, 24, was elected to the state House to represent South Carolina’s 50th district, which encompasses Lee County and parts of Kershaw and Sumter counties. He won just under 71 percent of the nearly 3,700 votes cast, beating his Republican opponent by about 41 percentage points.”

Daily Beast: “Young Dem Clinches Landslide Election Win in Lindsey Graham’s Backyard”

“A 24-year-old Democrat pulled off a landslide win in Sen. Lindsey Graham’s backyard to secure a seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives. …

“Former Vice President Kamala Harris narrowly won the South Carolina district against Donald Trump in last year’s presidential election.”

Newsweek: “Democrats Achieve Landslide Election Win in South Carolina”

In Mississippi, Democrats achieved significant victories in mayoral races across the state.   

Mississippi Clarion Ledger: “State Sen. John Horhn is Jackson’s next mayor, with dominating win”

“It was another dominant performance for Horhn, 70, who crushed incumbent Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba in both the April 1 Democratic primary and April 22 runoff to secure the Democratic nomination for mayor. …

“Horhn took the lead early and never looked back. With almost half of Jackson’s 80 precincts reporting, Horhn already had 5,000 votes.”

Magnolia Tribune: “Democrats have good night in Mississippi mayor elections”

“Leading the three-man race was Democrat Willis Thompson, a former Alderman, with nearly 44 percent. The two were separated by 61 votes. …

“Democrat nominee Jimmy Stokes defeated Republican nominee Danny Klein, the current Alderman-at-Large, to become the new mayor of Horn Lake by roughly 80 votes. …

“Ward 5 City Councilman Stephen Jones, a Democrat, defeated two Independents to win the mayor’s seat. Jones replaces Mayor Keith Gaskin who did not seek re-election. …

“Democrat incumbent Lynn Spruill easily defeated her Republican challenger, winning over 80 percent of the vote.”