States That Shifted Most in the Midterms
Summary
The article compares 2026 statewide election margins with comparable races in 2022 and reports large shifts toward Democrats in several states. It says Democrats flipped Senate and governor races in traditionally Republican states, while also increasing their margins in some states they already controlled.Key Facts
- The analysis compares Democratic-Republican margins in 2026 statewide races with margins in comparable 2022 races.
- The article reports that South Carolina’s Senate margin shifted about 30 percentage points toward Democrats, who won the 2026 contest by roughly 4.5 points.
- In Kansas, Democrat Adam Hamilton defeated incumbent Roger Marshall by almost five points after Republicans won the 2022 Senate race by about 23 points.
- The article says North Carolina shifted nearly 23 points toward Democrats in its Senate race, which Roy Cooper won.
- In Iowa’s governor’s race, Democrat Rob Sand won by 11 points after Republican Kim Reynolds won reelection by nearly 19 points in 2022.
- The article reports Democratic gubernatorial victories in Ohio, Georgia and Texas; it names Keisha Lance Bottoms as Georgia’s winner and Gina Hinojosa as Texas’s winner.
- Rhode Island and Hawaii recorded large increases in Democratic margins, and Democratic candidates for governor in New York, Illinois, California and Pennsylvania exceeded their parties’ 2022 margins.
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