Democrat flips Kentucky House seat in Republican territory
Linda Belcher
Feb. 21 (UPI) â  Kentucky Democratic candidate Linda Belcher  will fill the seat in the stateâs House of Representatives that opened last year by the suicide of lawmaker Dan Johnson.
Tuesday night   Belcher  defeated Johnsonâs widow Rebecca in Bullitt County â which voted overwhelmingly for President Donald Trump in 2016. She won more than 68 percent of the vote in the special election.
 Belcher   former school teacher and principal  also entered politics after her husband died in a 2008 car accident.  Linda Belcher  served in the legislature from 2008 to 2012 and 2014 to 2016 before losing to Dan Johnson.
Johnson had suggested  Belcher  was involved with liberal organizations to destroy her husband  a charge  Belcher  denies. Johnson also alleged voting fraud.
 Belcherâs  win is the 37th Democratic victory for a Republican-held state legislative seat in the past year. Last week  Florida Democrat Margaret Good upset a Republican favorite in a special election.
Feb. 21 (UPI) â   [TGT] will fill the seat in the stateâs House of Representatives that opened last year by the suicide of lawmaker Dan Johnson.
Tuesday night    [TGT] defeated Johnsonâs widow Rebecca in Bullitt County â which voted overwhelmingly for President Donald Trump in 2016.  [TGT]  won more than 68 percent of the vote in the special election.
  [TGT] former school teacher and principal  also entered politics after  [TGT]  husband died in a 2008 car accident.   [TGT] served in the legislature from 2008 to 2012 and 2014 to 2016 before losing to Dan Johnson.
Johnson had suggested   [TGT] was involved with liberal organizations to destroy  [TGT]  husband  a charge   [TGT] denies. Johnson also alleged voting fraud.
 Belcherâs  win is the 37th Democratic victory for a Republican-held state legislative seat in the past year. Last week  Florida Democrat Margaret Good upset a Republican favorite in a special election.