'We've never seen anything like this': Democrat wins Kentucky seat by 36 points in district Trump won by 49

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• In deep-red Kentucky, Democrat Linda Belcher sailed to victory in the state's 49th House District seat with 68% of the vote on Tuesday.
• Belcher's win marked an 86-point swing from the 2016 general election, when President Donald Trump won the district with 72% of the vote.
• This is the 37th state legislative seat Democrats have flipped from red to blue since Trump's election. 

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In deep-red Kentucky, Democrat Linda Belcher sailed to victory in the state's 49th House District seat with 68% of the vote on Tuesday.

Belcher's win marked an 86-point swing from the 2016 general election, when President Donald Trump won the district with 72% of the vote. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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