Fred Wellman, host of the progressive podcast On Democracy, defeated longtime incumbent Republican Ann Wagner<\/p>\n
Fred Wellman\u2019s victory in Missouri\u2019s second congressional district on Tuesday was such a surprise that NBC News\u2019s star data analyst Steve Kornacki didn\u2019t even have a graphic prepared, he told supporters on election night.<\/p>\n
Longtime Republican incumbent Ann Wagner, who had been widely expected to hold her seat, was swept aside as part of a broader wave of Democratic victories across the country.<\/p>\n
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