However, one of the most closely watched governors’ races remains too close to call. And in Wisconsin, Republican Scott Walker suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Democrat Tony Evers. In Illinois, Democrat Juliana Stratton won the lieutenant governorship, the first black woman to hold that position.
In Michigan, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer defeated Republican Bill Schuette. In Kansas, Democrat Laura Kelley defeated Kris Kobach, who served in Trump’s short-lived voter fraud commission (voter fraud is so rare as to be nonexistent). In Colorado, Democrat Jared Polis will become the first gay man to lead a US state.
One estimate put it at 114 million voters, 31 million more than the midterms in 2014.Ġ1:54 'I'm as hopeful as I've ever been': Beto O'Rourke fails to beat Ted Cruz – video Democrats pick up governor s’ mansionsĭemocrats will not win the Senate, but they have picked up a number of governors’ mansions with diverse candidates. One thing is certainly clear – turnout was huge. Republicans might call it the “Kavanaugh effect” that won them the Senate, while Pelosi said her party “owned the ground”. In a tight Senate race in the same state, Republican Rick Scott unseated Democrat Bill Nelson. Had Gillum won, he would have been Florida’s first black governor. At one point, just a few hundred votes separated them. In Florida, Trump-styled Republican Ron DeSantis won after a racially charged campaign against progressive black Democrat Andrew Gillum. The GOP also knocked out Democratic incumbents in Indiana, Missouri and North Dakota, while the Democrats picked up a senate seat in Nevada. Republicans will maintain control of the US Senate, and incumbent Republican Ted Cruz has squeaked out a win against Democrat Beto O’Rourke in one of the most closely watched races in the nation. The House minority leader, Nancy Pelosi, said the win would allow Democrats to “restore checks and balances” on the administration, a hint at future investigations. The change is significant because Democrats will have the ability to investigate Donald Trump, including the power to subpoena the administration. Democrats have gained control of the House, hitting the magic 218-seat mark to guarantee a majority, after flipping multiple Republican-controlled seats.
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