11-12-2018, 11:14 AM
State Legislatures
Democrats made massive gains in statehouses in Tuesday's midterm elections, chipping away at an imbalance that had grown under President Barack Obama's tenure which had given Republicans much more power at the state level.
Though ballots are still being counted in some states,, Democrats have scored a net gain of at least 300 state legislative seats.
The party also claimed seven governors' offices that had been in Republican hands:
--Illinois
--Kansas
--Maine
--Michigan
--Nevada
--New Mexico
--Wisconsin
--It remains to be seen whether Republicans will retain governorships in Florida and Georgia (but I personally think they will once all the votes are counted).
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Democrats made massive gains in statehouses in Tuesday's midterm elections, chipping away at an imbalance that had grown under President Barack Obama's tenure which had given Republicans much more power at the state level.
Though ballots are still being counted in some states,, Democrats have scored a net gain of at least 300 state legislative seats.
The party also claimed seven governors' offices that had been in Republican hands:
--Illinois
--Kansas
--Maine
--Michigan
--Nevada
--New Mexico
--Wisconsin
--It remains to be seen whether Republicans will retain governorships in Florida and Georgia (but I personally think they will once all the votes are counted).
(continued)