This week, democracy prevailed in North Carolina’s Supreme Court race, as disgraced Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin finally conceded the election to lawful winner Justice Allison Riggs. For nearly six months, Griffin and North Carolina Republicans made multiple attempts to steal a fair and free election and undermine the will of voters. Let this victory be a message to Republicans everywhere: any attempt to undermine democracy will lose. 

• In North Carolina: The Nation: A GOP Scheme to Steal a North Carolina Supreme Court Seat Has Been Foiled
• In North Carolina: Washington Post: Republican concedes in N.C., ending effort to change election rules after the fact
• In North Carolina: Mother Jones: North Carolina GOP Judge Finally Concedes After Six-Month Effort to Steal Election Fails
• In North Carolina: CBS 17: Federal judge orders certification of NC Supreme Court election in favor of Allison Riggs
• In North Carolina: NBC News: Republican Jefferson Griffin concedes N.C. Supreme Court race after months of legal battles
• In North Carolina: The Hill: North Carolina court race ends as Griffin concedes to Riggs
• In North Carolina: WRAL: Republican Jefferson Griffin concedes long-unsettled NC Supreme Court election to Democrat Allison Riggs

In the latest showing of Democrats’ momentum and continued overperformance, candidates in Texas and Nebraska secured victories up and down the ballot. As Trump and MAGA Republicans continue to make life harder for Americans, their approval rates are plummeting and voters are looking for an alternative who will protect their rights and pocketbooks. Democrats are offering just that. As we approach 2026, Democrats have momentum on our side and will continue to compete and win everywhere.

• In Nebraska: Nebraska Public Media: Lincoln voters approve housing income discrimination ban, send incumbents back to City Council
• In Nebraska: KOLN: Democrats celebrate wins in Lincoln’s officially nonpartisan election
• In Texas: Newsweek: Conservative School Boards Face Election Defeats in Trump Heartland
• In Texas: Texas Tribune: School board races across Texas deal losses for many conservatives
• In Texas: Houston Public Media: Katy ISD voters oust conservative board president as newly elected trustee aims to eliminate politicization
• In Texas: Houston Chronicle: Winners and losers from Houston-area elections on bond packages, school board races and more

As part of our “Fight to Save Medicaid” month of action, Democrats are hosting another round of “People’s Town Halls” in vulnerable House Republicans’ districts to increase pressure on the GOP lawmakers to listen to their constituents and stand against dangerous Medicaid cuts. This weekend, Sen. Ruben Gallego will host a “People’s Town Hall” in Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s (PA-01) district, while Sen. Chris Murphy and Rep. Maxwell Frost host a “People’s Town Hall” in Rep. Greg Steube’s (FL-17) district to hold both Republicans accountable.   

• In Pennsylvania: Bucks County Beacon: Senator Ruben Gallego to Host Town Hall in Bucks County as Part of DNC’s ‘Fight to Save Medicaid’ Month of Action
• In Pennsylvania: Philly Burbs: Why Bucks County is getting a visit from a U.S. Senator from Arizona this weekend
• In Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Inquirer: Ruben Gallego: Why I’m Heading to Bucks County 
• In Florida: Florida Phoenix: Sen. Christopher Murphy & Rep. Maxwell Frost to hold town hall in Sarasota
• In Indiana: WIBQ: Indiana Democrats hold People’s Town Hall in Terre Haute

Meanwhile, DNC Chair Ken Martin outlined his vision to ensure the Democratic Party doesn’t just look towards the next election but builds the long-term infrastructure needed for a permanent majority. Last month, the DNC announced the largest-ever monthly investments into our Democratic state parties in Republican controlled states to turbocharge organizing efforts and party building. Through these investments, Chair Martin is making good on his mission to build back power in red states that will put Democrats in a strong position to win elections for the next decade – far beyond 2026 and 2028. 

• Nationwide: Washington Post: The DNC chair wants his party to play the long game