Democrats flip multiple state legislatures and governorships

Nov 4, 2026

In the November 3, 2026 midterm elections, Democrats scored major victories in state government races across the country, netting over 330 state legislative seats and flipping control in 12 chambers. The party secured state government trifectas in Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, while gaining full control of 22 state governments nationwide. Key gubernatorial flips included Gina Hinojosa becoming Texas's first Latina governor and Keisha Lance Bottoms becoming Georgia's first Black female governor. Democrats also ousted Republican secretaries of state and attorneys general in key states, positioning the party to reshape election administration and future congressional redistricting.

State legislative seat and chamber flips

▪In Texas, Democrats were poised to break a Republican trifecta by flipping the state House of Representatives for the first time in over 20 years during the November 3, 2026 elections
▪Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee President Heather Williams stated that the November 3, 2026 elections yielded the largest single-night statehouse chamber flips for Democrats since the 1980s
▪In North Carolina, Democrats flipped control of the state House of Representatives for the first time since 2010, securing at least 66 of 120 seats
▪In Wisconsin's November 3, 2026 elections, Democrats flipped the state Senate to an 18-15 majority and secured a 53-46 majority in the state Assembly
▪Democrats gained at least 330 state legislative seats across the United States in the November 3, 2026 elections, flipping majority control in 12 statehouse chambers

Democratic gubernatorial election victories

▪Democrat Gina Hinojosa won election as Texas governor on November 3, 2026
▪Democrat Jocelyn Benson was elected governor of Michigan on November 3, 2026, succeeding outgoing Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer
▪Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms defeated Republican Rick Jackson in Georgia's gubernatorial race on November 3, 2026, becoming the first Black woman elected governor of a U.S. state
▪Democrat Amy Klobuchar won the Minnesota gubernatorial election, defeating Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth
▪Democrat David Crowley was elected governor of Wisconsin on November 3, 2026, succeeding outgoing Democratic Governor Tony Evers
▪Democrat Aaron Ford defeated Republican Governor Joe Lombardo in Nevada's gubernatorial race

Impact on state government trifectas

▪In Pennsylvania, Democrats flipped the state Senate for the first time since 1993 and retained the House to complete a state government trifecta alongside Governor Josh Shapiro
▪Democrats secured full control of 22 state governments following the November 3, 2026 midterm elections
▪Democrats broke Republican state government trifectas in Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, and Texas during the November 3, 2026 elections
▪Democrats established new state government trifectas by controlling both legislative chambers and the governorship in Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin

Democratic flips in statewide executive offices

▪Voters in Texas and Georgia elected Democratic attorneys general for the first time in over a decade on November 3, 2026, replacing Republican incumbents
▪Democrats ousted incumbent Republican secretaries of state in Georgia, Indiana, and Ohio during the November 3, 2026 elections