Not just Congress: Democrats’ blue wave washes over state legislatures across US
Summary
Democrats made major gains in state legislatures and governors’ offices in Tuesday’s midterm elections, while vote counting continued. The article says the gains could let Democrats pursue policy priorities in states where Republicans had held power, and marks a significant shift in state-level control.Key Facts
- Democrats gained 258 state legislative seats nationwide, according to State Navigate executive director Chaz Nuttycombe.
- Democrats won 11 state legislative chambers from Republicans and broke Republican supermajorities in 10 states.
- The party created six new governing trifectas, meaning it controls a state’s governorship and both legislative chambers.
- Democrats regained trifectas in Michigan and Minnesota and were on course to gain control in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
- Democrats won gubernatorial elections in Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Texas.
- Democrats were set to control a majority of governorships for the first time since 2010.
- Nuttycombe estimated that about 76% of the U.S. population would live under a Democratic governor, though some races had not been called.
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