In the Huntsville AL area, Democrats have flipped state House District 10 tonight. In 2022, Marilyn Lands (D) lost by about 7 points. This time, she won by almost 25%, sweeping nearly everything. This was a stronger margin here than Doug Jones's 23-point spread from 2017.
I should have worked a pun into this tweet --"the Land(s) is all blue now!"--but oh well.
@JMilesColeman That's a really small turnout though. There were over 14,000 ballots cast in 2022
ofc it happens that, as a Louisiana/LSU boy, some of my most popular maps are of Alabama. x.com/JMilesColeman/…
ofc it happens that, as a Louisiana/LSU boy, some of my most popular maps are of Alabama. x.com/JMilesColeman/…
I probably wouldn't have had this map ready to go last night if @Uncrewed hadn't reminded me of the election earlier in the day. A great follow for legislative elections, and down-ballot races in general. x.com/Uncrewed/statu…
I probably wouldn't have had this map ready to go last night if @Uncrewed hadn't reminded me of the election earlier in the day. A great follow for legislative elections, and down-ballot races in general. x.com/Uncrewed/statu…
Racially, the district isn't *that* far off from AL as a whole-- 57W/22B/10H vs 63W/27B/5H statewide. Though HD-10 has a 7% Asian population (2% for AL overall). But, per @Redistricter, close to *half* the residents over 25 have a college degree. AL overall is more like 27%.
@JMilesColeman It’s almost like women don’t want rich white men telling them what they can and cannot do when it comes to healthcare