Democrats win full control of at least five state governments in midterms
NBC News, citing the AP, names Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and Stateline reports Democrats also ended Republican supermajorities in several chambers.
Democrats won full control of at least five state governments in Tuesday's elections, according to The Associated Press as reported by NBC News. In Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, the party took the governorship and both legislative chambers. NBC News reports Democrats also won most of the nation's governorships, the first time in 16 years.
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee said its tracking showed 12 chambers flipped so far, the most since 2008. In Texas, Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, NBC News reports. PBS NewsHour reports Democrats took control of the Texas House, while NBC News says the AP had not yet called that chamber.
In Arizona, state party leaders say they expect to win both chambers, NBC News reports, and the AP had not projected either. In New Hampshire, the Boston Globe reports Democrats flipped and , but Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte won re-election. Stateline reports Democratic gains ended Republican supermajorities in the Indiana, Kansas, Ohio and South Carolina Houses and in both Missouri chambers.
The Republican State Leadership Committee cited an "historically difficult political environment" for its candidates.
- at least five state governments won in full by Democrats, according to the AP — NBC News
- 12 chambers flipped so far, by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee's tracking — Stateline
- 291 of the chamber’s 400 seats won by Democrats in the New Hampshire House, by the House Clerk's preliminary count — The Boston Globe
- 53–46 Democratic majority in the Wisconsin Assembly, per The New Republic — The New Republic
- from 103 to 111 seats Democrats' Pennsylvania House majority, per The New Republic — The New Republic
Three sides of the story
Liberal5 outlets
a sweeping Democratic night across state governments
NBC News leads with Democrats gaining "total control of at least five state governments," citing the AP, and goes state by state. It quotes Mandara Meyers of the Democratic-aligned States Project calling it the "most significant night for state legislatures" since the 2010 Republican wave. The Boston Globe stays in New Hampshire, opening at a Democratic party at the Puritan Conference Center, and describes the blue wave as a "stunning rebuke of President Trump."
It quotes Democratic state Rep. David Luneau saying voters gave Democrats "a mandate." It also quotes Republican state Rep. Jason Osborne, who says the result does not settle the wider debate and that leaders will work to regain their majority in 2028. The New Republic opens with Democrats clinching trifectas in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Pennsylvania, gives seat counts, and says Texas and Arizona may follow.
PBS NewsHour reports Democrats took control of the Texas House, part of "sweeping gains nationwide."
- NBC News: Democrats gain full control of five state governments, further expanding the party’s power
- The Boston Globe: N.H. Democrats break GOP trifecta, flipping state House and Senate
- The New Republic: Democrats Take Over Total Control in Four States With Trifecta Power
- PBS NewsHour: Democrats win full control of more state governments and the Texas House
Center2 outlets
Democrats end a Republican state-level run
Stateline's headline calls it a "blue wave" in which Democrats flipped legislatures, won trifectas and toppled GOP supermajorities. It says Republicans have held most legislatures and governorships since 2010 but that "reign appears over." It cites the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which called the result the party's "best performance since the Watergate scandal."
It also cites the National Conference of State Legislatures on new trifectas, and lists the supermajorities lost in Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio and South Carolina. It quotes Republican State Leadership Committee president Edith Jorge-Tuñón, who says the national environment and top-of-the-ticket races affected the party's candidates. The Hill's report says Democrats from New Hampshire to Wisconsin are on track for "massive inroads" in legislatures.
It describes the party as poised to flip both chambers in at least two states and to take trifectas in at least five so far.
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Liberal (5)
- NBC News: Democrats gain full control of five state governments, further expanding the party’s power
- PBS NewsHour: Democrats win full control of more state governments and the Texas House
- The Boston Globe: N.H. Democrats break GOP trifecta, flipping state House and Senate
- The New Republic: Democrats Take Over Total Control in Four States With Trifecta Power
Center (2)
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