Arkansas Democrats looked for a silver lining Tuesday night, cite legislative gains

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Deep down the Democrats gathered for an election night watch party at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel knew their chance of celebrating victories on Tuesday was a long shot.

But party chair Grant Tennille and candidates for Congress Marcus Jones and Rodney Govens and others tried to find a silver lining in higher than expected numbers and state legislative victories.

“For those of you keeping score at home, for the first time in 20 years, the Democrats have added legislative seats,” Tennille said to a room full of cheering, hopeful Democrats. “This is down to great candidates and the great people in this room who worked tirelessly to turn out the vote.”



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