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There were two separate elections: A special general election for the remainder of the current term (which ends in early January) and a regular primary election for the two-year term that begins in January (for which the general election will be held in November). Republican Tim O’Neal beat the Democrat Mitchell in the special general election, so he will serve in the state House of Representatives through early January. O’Neal also won the GOP primary (he was unopposed) for the two-year term that will run from Jan. 2019 to Jan. 2021, and he will face Mitchell (who won the Democrat primary) in the November general election.

41 posted on 05/17/2018 6:17:16 AM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)

thanks for that clarification - i read the article a few times trying to figure out the “flip”...

the flip is in the state house

thanks

42 posted on 05/17/2018 6:52:03 AM PDT by Principled (No one will conquer America, from within or without, until its citizenry are disarmed.)