And now for a look at the balance of power in state legislatures across the country:
Wisconsin Democrats won several key state Senate races, breaking the Republican 22-seat supermajority and laying the groundwork for Democrats to compete for a majority in 2026, Wisconsin Examiner reports. In the Assembly, Republicans appear to have held their majority.
New legislative maps gave Democrats the opportunity to run in several competitive districts for the first time in over a decade.
In North Carolina, it was the House where Democrats appeared to make inroads, with candidates appearing to break a veto-proof GOP supermajority in that chamber, NC Newsline reports.
Republicans saw success elsewhere, flipping as many as four seats in the South Carolina State Senate, South Carolina Daily Gazette reports. The Republicans went into the election just one seat away from a supermajority in the chamber.
In Minnesota, the House could be tied 67-67, ending Democrats’ trifecta of control; recounts are expected, Minnesota Reformer reported.
In Arizona, control of the Legislature hangs in the balance as vote-counting continues, Arizona Mirror reports.
GOP supermajorities were retained or expanded in Arkansas (where Democrats gained one House seat), Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska (where the Legislature is officially nonpartisan), and North Dakota (where Native Americans gained representation in the Legislature).
In Vermont, Republican Gov. Phil Scott won reelection — and his party broke the Democratic supermajority in the Legislature.
Republicans regained control of the Michigan House, ending Democrats’ complete control in Lansing that was achieved in 2022.
In Alaska, Republicans appear to have lost two seats in the state House of Representatives, increasing the odds that the incoming House will be controlled by a predominantly Democratic coalition instead of the current predominantly Republican majority, Alaska Beacon reports. In the state's Senate, a bipartisan supermajority coalition appeared to lose at least two members.
Efforts to reform election policies were on the ballot across the country on Tuesday, without success.
In Alaska, an effort to repeal the state's open primary and ranked-choice voting processes adopted in 2020 were narrowly ahead, though still too close to call, Alaska Beacon reported.
In Colorado, a well-funded effort to establish open primaries and ranked choice voting system to mimic Alaska’s fell short, Colorado Newsline reported.
Similar efforts failed in Arizona, Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, and South Dakota.
