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Democrats flip Texas House amid generational wave
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Democrats needed to flip 14 seats to win the lower chamber, which has been under Republican control since 2003. They were on track to easily clear that threshold.
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Democrats capture governorships in Texas and other GOP-controlled states in rebuke to Republicans
Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa arrives to speak to supporters at an election night event in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Texas’ governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and every other statewide candidate fell, upending the state’s political power structure in one night.
The wins delivered a majority of governorships to Democrats for the first time in two decades, allowing them to put up a stronger defense against Trump's second-term agenda.
Democrats will occupy the majority of US governors’ mansions for the first time since 2010, after riding a wave of economic anxiety and anger at Donald Trump to a series of major election victories.
After more than three decades of Republican dominance in statewide politics, Texas voters delivered a dramatic shift in power. Democrats won the governor’s race, a U.S. Senate seat and most...
Democrats made sweeping gains in state governments in the midterm elections, taking control of several legislatures and shifting the balance of power across battleground and historically Republican-leaning states.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats made sweeping gains in state governments during the midterm elections, taking control of several legislatures and shifting the balance of power across some battleground and historically Republican-leaning states.
The wins put pressure on the Democratic Party to answer to an electorate angry over the price of gas, inflation, affordable housing and the rising cost of living.
Democrats were on track to net 87 seats in the House of Representatives and 22 seats in the state Senate as of early Wednesday. If certified, the results would add to Democrats majorities in both chambers by 11 and 2 seats, respectively.
Democrats gained total control of at least five state governments on Tuesday, giving the party a level of power it hasn’t held in some of those places in years.
Democrats made sweeping gains in state governments in the midterm elections, taking control of several legislatures and shifting the balance of power across battleground and historically Republican-leaning states
Democrats needed to flip 14 seats to win the lower chamber, which has been under Republican control since 2003. They were on track to easily clear that threshold.
MADISON, Wis. -- Democrats in Texas took control of the state House after historic wins for governor and U.S. Senate, part of a series of sweeping gains nationwide in Tuesday's elections that shifted the balance of power across several battleground and Republican-leaning states.
Democrats seized control of the Texas House in Tuesday’s midterms for the first time in more than two decades, capping a night in which voters ousted Gov. Greg Abbott and […]
