In blue wave, Democrats flipped legislatures, won trifectas and toppled GOP supermajorities

By: Kevin Hardy

Outlets: Stateline

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 454

Last Updated: 5 days, 4 hours ago

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Democrats seized more power over state governments than the party has had in years after the party swept races up and down the ballot in Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Republicans have held a majority of state legislatures and governorships since 2010. But that reign appears over as Democrats swept a majority of governorships and state legislative chambers.

Tracking from the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee on Wednesday showed the party had flipped 12 chambers so far, winning …

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