Democrats win majority of governorships for first time since 2006

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 captured at least 28 governorships, including victories in Iowa, Ohio, and all six battleground states Trump flipped in 2024. Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history, and Democrats will now control the dozen most populous states except Florida. The wins give Democrats stronger leverage against Trump's second-term agenda, including fights over National Guard deployments and election rules. Republicans held 26 governorships before the election, and Democrats last held a majority in 2006.