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The Democratic Wave Swept Statehouses Across the Country
Confirmed
In Short: The Democratic wave felt across the country swept through Montpelier too on Tuesday, with progressive wins in the House and Senate.
The Democratic surge on Tuesday netted at least 330 state legislative seats, from New Hampshire to Arizona, giving the Democrats full control of 22 state governments and making them the majority in a dozen statehouse chambers where they had been the minority party.
In Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Nevada, Democrats will hold both statehouse chambers as well as the governorship. The party was on the verge of the same ‘trifecta’ in Arizona as well.
In Texas, Democrats celebrated a wave of wins, including James Talarico’s victory in the U.S. Senate race.
The Democratic victories will allow the party to make policy on health care, voting, and taxation in state capitals that for years have been out of their control, such as Texas, Georgia, and North Carolina.
At a Democratic watch party in downtown Austin, Goodwin declared victory as supporters celebrated the statewide results.
The Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Amy Acton, pushed back forcefully against an unattributed online ad insinuating she has mental health issues.
What's confirmed
- The Democratic surge on Tuesday netted at least 330 state legislative seats, from New Hampshire to Arizona, giving the Democrats full control of 22 state governments and making them the majority in a dozen statehouse chambers where they had been the minority party.
- In Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Nevada, Democrats will hold both statehouse chambers as well as the governorship. The party was on the verge of the same ‘trifecta’ in Arizona as well.
- In Texas, Democrats celebrated a wave of wins, including James Talarico’s victory in the U.S. Senate race.
- The Democratic victories will allow the party to make policy on health care, voting, and taxation in state capitals that for years have been out of their control, such as Texas, Georgia, and North Carolina.
- At a Democratic watch party in downtown Austin, Goodwin declared victory as supporters celebrated the statewide results.
- The Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Amy Acton, pushed back forcefully against an unattributed online ad insinuating she has mental health issues.
What's still developing
- “This was a wave election in Texas and across the country. Whether it was about affordability, gas prices, data centers, 765-kV lines, or any other issue important to them, I respect how the people voted,” Patrick said.
- An image in the email showed one of the envelopes, which included a return address for the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) headquarters.
- At least six democratic senate offices received the letters, but postal inspectors said they intercepted some of the letters and are working to determine their origin.
- Within the past few years, Fetterman has increasingly become more publicly disenchanted with the Democratic Party, citing their changing stance on Israel in the wake of its war against the Hamas militant organization which has resulted in thousands of lives lost in Gaza, predominantly Palestinian lives.
- Yet, even as wildfires, record heat waves and flooding hit communities across the country, Democrats are keeping quiet about global warming on the midterm campaign trail.
- Moss is running for the seat in the US House that Stevens abandoned for her unsuccessful run against El-Sayed for the Democratic Senate nomination.
- Republicans are expected to pick up a handful of Democratic seats in states that redrew their district boundaries.
- But El-Sayed’s win does not mean he will jump on board with the Democratic old guard in Washington, D.C.