Republicans further cemented their control of state governments in this year’s elections. They will control the governor’s office and both chambers of the state legislature, a governing trifecta, in four more states — Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri and New Hampshire.
Where one party controls the State Senate,
House and governorship.
REPUBLICAN
SPLIT
DEMOCRAT
INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN
OR AS YET UNDECIDED
Where one party controls the State Senate,
House and governorship.
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MONT.
N.D.
MINN.
VT.
N.H.
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MASS.
N.Y.
WIS.
IDAHO
S.D.
R.I.
MICH.
WYO.
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PA.
IOWA
N.J.
OHIO
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DEL.
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W.VA.
UTAH
COLO.
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KAN.
MO.
KY.
CALIF.
N.C.
TENN.
OKLA.
S.C.
ARK.
ARIZ.
N.M.
ALA.
GA.
MISS.
TEX.
LA.
ALASKA
FLA.
HAWAII
REPUBLICAN
SPLIT
DEMOCRAT
NONPARTISAN
OR UNDECIDED
CHANGE TO
COMPLETE CONTROL
Where one party controls the State Senate,
House and governorship.
ME.
WASH.
VT.
MONT.
N.D.
MINN.
N.H.
ORE.
MASS.
N.Y.
WIS.
IDAHO
S.D.
R.I.
MICH.
WYO.
CONN.
PA.
IOWA
N.J.
OHIO
NEB.
MD.
DEL.
NEV.
IND.
ILL.
W.VA.
UTAH
COLO.
VA.
KAN.
MO.
KY.
CALIF.
N.C.
TENN.
OKLA.
S.C.
ARK.
ARIZ.
N.M.
ALA.
GA.
MISS.
TEX.
LA.
ALASKA
FLA.
HAWAII
REPUBLICAN
SPLIT
DEMOCRAT
NONPARTISAN OR UNDECIDED
CHANGE TO COMPLETE CONTROL
The net effect of the elections Tuesday will be that Republicans will have a trifecta in 24
While Democrats picked up a trifecta in one state, they lost trifectas in two others.
The losses are a harsh rebuke to President Obama’s call in October for Democrats to make gains in state legislatures when it appeared that Donald J. Trump’s campaign was stumbling.
State legislature control
Of both House and Senate
Governor party
State legislature control
Of both House and Senate
Me.
Wash.
Vt.
Mont.
N.D.
Minn.
N.H.
Ore.
Mass.
N.Y.
Wis.
Idaho
S.D.
R.I.
Mich.
Conn.
Wyo.
Pa.
N.J.
Iowa
Ohio
Neb.
Del.
Nev.
Ind.
Ill.
Md.
W.Va.
Utah
Colo.
Va.
Kan.
Mo.
Ky.
Calif.
N.C.
Tenn.
Okla.
S.C.
Ark.
Ariz.
N.M.
Ala.
Ga.
Miss.
Tex.
La.
Fla.
Alaska
Hawaii
Governor party
Me.
Wash.
Vt.
Mont.
Minn.
N.D.
N.H.
Ore.
N.Y.
Mass.
Idaho
Wis.
S.D.
Mich.
R.I.
Wyo.
Conn.
Pa.
Iowa
N.J.
Ohio
Neb.
Del.
Nev.
Ind.
Ill.
Md.
W.Va.
Utah
Colo.
Va.
Kan.
Mo.
Ky.
Calif.
N.C.
Tenn.
Okla.
S.C.
Ariz.
Ark.
N.M.
Ga.
Ala.
Miss.
Tex.
La.
Fla.
Alaska
Hawaii
State legislature control
Governor party
Of both House and Senate
Me.
Me.
Wash.
Wash.
Vt.
Vt.
Mont.
Minn.
Mont.
N.D.
N.D.
Minn.
N.H.
N.H.
Ore.
Ore.
Mass.
N.Y.
N.Y.
Mass.
Wis.
Idaho
Idaho
Wis.
S.D.
S.D.
Mich.
R.I.
Mich.
R.I.
Conn.
Wyo.
Wyo.
Conn.
Pa.
Pa.
N.J.
Iowa
Iowa
N.J.
Ohio
Ohio
Neb.
Neb.
Del.
Del.
Nev.
Nev.
Ind.
Ind.
Ill.
Ill.
Md.
Md.
W.Va.
W.Va.
Utah
Utah
Colo.
Colo.
Va.
Va.
Kan.
Kan.
Mo.
Mo.
Ky.
Ky.
Calif.
Calif.
N.C.
N.C.
Tenn.
Tenn.
Okla.
Okla.
S.C.
S.C.
Ark.
Ariz.
Ariz.
Ark.
N.M.
N.M.
Ga.
Ala.
Ala.
Ga.
Miss.
Miss.
Tex.
Tex.
La.
La.
Fla.
Fla.
Alaska
Alaska
Hawaii
Hawaii
Here are the states where the governor’s office or control of at least one chamber of the state legislature changed hands.
Three states elected a Republican governor to succeed a Democrat.
Two State Senates switched to Republican control, and one is tied.
Kentucky’s House switched to the Republicans, while New Mexico’s went to the Democrats.
In Nevada, the State Senate and the House switched to Democratic control.