Democrats win majority of governorships for first time in two decades

Democrats won a majority of governorships for the first time in two decades in Tuesday's midterm elections, seizing long-held Republican states like Texas and Georgia in a rebuke of President Donald Trump. The party flipped control in Iowa, Ohio, and Texas, and swept all six presidential battleground states from 2024. Keisha Lance Bottoms of Georgia became the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history, while Democrats will now lead the nation's dozen most populous states except Florida. Democrats will hold at least 28 governorships in 2027, up from 24. The wins could strengthen state-level resistance to Trump's agenda on immigration, elections, and federal aid, with several newly elected governors also making history as firsts for their states.