Superbloom

94

years since Kansas sent a Democrat to the Senate.

Some seeds wait.

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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Then it rained.

years left to wait

The droughts broke.

The taller the stem, the longer the wait. Each flower is its state's own.

  • Kansas, 1932Adam Hamilton, a pastor, is its first Democratic senator in 94 years.
  • Texas, 1988James Talarico won the state's first Democratic Senate race in 38 years. Gina Hinojosa is its first Democratic governor since Ann Richards. They celebrated at Whataburger.
  • South Carolina, 1998Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, won the Senate seat. Rep. Jim Clyburn, hearing it on air: “Are you serious?”
  • Georgia, 1998Keisha Lance Bottoms took back the governor's office.
  • Iowa, 2008Josh Turek, a two-time Paralympic gold medalist, flipped the Senate seat.

And up came the firsts.

Tap a flower to open its seed packet.

Seven Senate seats flipped. Both chambers won. One night.

It was never empty.
It was waiting.