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Democrat Scott Soracco unseats Rep. Matt Dubnik by 131 votes despite 28-to-1 fundraising gap
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Scott Soracco speaks Monday, March 16, 2026, at the Gainesville Library meeting room. Soracco, a Democrat, is the presumed winner of the House District 29 seat over Republican Rep. Matt Dubnik. - photo by Scott Rogers
Democrat Scott Soracco appears to have unseated longtime Republican state Rep. Matt Dubnik of Gainesville in an election upset, ending the incumbent's decade-long hold on the House District 29 seat in heavily Republican Hall County.