Democrats Flipped 10 State Chambers, Establish Trifectas in Four States
The party has attained a level of control over state governments that it hasn’t seen in decades
Democrats have successfully flipped 10 chambers in state governments across the country and have made historic gains in others. The party’s wins this cycle helped it establish control over the House, Senate, and governor’s offices in four states, with projections showing it might cinch another.
In Georgia, Minnesota, Michigan, North Carolina, and Texas, the party has wrested state Houses from Republican control, while Pennsylvania Democrats flipped the state’s Senate. In New Hampshire and Wisconsin, Democrats won both chambers of the legislature. Democrats now have trifectas in four new states: Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
As of midday Thursday, results for races in Arizona have not yet been finalized. But unofficial results do show that Democrats are poised to take control of the House and Senate. With Democrat Katie Hobbs having secured a second term as Arizona’s governor, 2027 will mark the first time a Democratic trifecta has been in power in Arizona since the 1960s.
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee President Heather Williams called these victories a “massive shift in the landscape of power” in a press release.
“The path to the presidency and federal power runs through our statehouses, and our sweeping victories tonight lay the foundation for 2027, 2028, and beyond,” Williams said. “Statehouse elections will continue to have tremendous impacts on the future of our nation and defending our new majorities will be crucial to ensuring Democrats hold power over redistricting, voting rights, and protecting our elections.”
According to the National Conference of State Legislators, over 83 percent of all state legislative seats were on the ballot in 2026. Democrats overperformed across the board in these races. In Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio and South Caroline, Democrats won enough seats to end Republican supermajorities in state Houses. In Missouri, Democrats ended GOP supermajorities in both chambers of the state legislature.
Democratic leaders have hailed the party’s historic gains, but have tempered their celebrations with the reminder that they have work ahead of them to deliver on their promises for American voters. Williams echoed this sentiment.
“Today, we celebrate the wins that have put Democrats in our strongest position in two decades,” she said in the press release. “Tomorrow, we get back to work.”
