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Even if Senate Republicans strike a deal with Senator Debbie Stabenow, any agreement would face hurdles in the House, where ultraconservatives’ long-standing opposition makes passage under suspension of the rules unlikely.

Hochman, who ran as an independent in a race during which Gascón repeatedly tried to paint him as an ultraconservative, scoffed at the idea that partisanship had anything to do with Tuesday’s results.

Shasta County Supervisor Tim Garman said it would not surprise him if the ultraconservative majority attempted to reject the election results this time around.

Though still only emerging from the fringes, the burgeoning movement against no-fault divorce has gained something of a foothold in a handful of ultraconservative states, including Texas and Oklahoma.

In 2015, he and his partner were denied a license for a same-sex marriage by an ultraconservative county clerk, resulting in a lawsuit and settlement that ultimately granted the license.