With a number of state legislative races yet to be called, it is already clear that the 2026 election will be remembered as one that significantly changed the national political landscape. Democrats not only won majorities in the U.S. House and Senate but also had significant wins at the state level. The following is a summary of states that gained trifectas or control of state legislative chambers or upset existing supermajorities, as of the Digest’s publication time.
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In Arizona, Democrats took control of both chambers of the Arizona Legislature for the first time in 60 years. Democrats captured 20 of 30 senate seats and 37 of 60 seats in the Arizona House of Representatives. Incumbent Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, won reelection, giving the Democrats a trifecta for at least the next two years.
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In addition to sweeping all statewide posts, the Democrats won control of the Georgia House of Representatives something they haven’t had since before the 2004 election. The Georgia State Senate maintained its Republican majority by two seats, 29-27.
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Indiana Republicans have retained control of the state legislature and its trifecta on state government. Democrats broke the Republican 14-year supermajority in the House, and took down Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, a Fishers Republican in the process
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The Michigan House flipped to Democrats, and the party also gained seats in their Michigan Senate majority. Democrats also retained the governor’s office with the election of Jocelyn Benson; the results restore the democratic trifecta lost in the 2024 election.
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Democrats recaptured control of the Minnesota House, maintained a majority in the state senate, and elected Democrat Amy Klobuchar governor, regaining a trifecta lost in the 2024 election.
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Sixteen years of Republican control of the North Carolina House of Representatives flipped after Democrats won 70 of the 120 seats. According to the NC board of elections website, Republicans held onto a slim majority in the Senate, 26-24, losing a supermajority.
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In Wisconsin, both legislative chambers flipped from Republican to Democrat for the first time since 2010. The governor’s office stayed in Democratic hands with the election of David Crowley as well, giving the state a Democratic trifecta.
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Pennsylvania Democrats captured a one-seat majority in the Senate, control of which the party has not had since 1993. The move gives the Democrats a trifecta after expanding their majority in the House, and reelecting Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat by a 60-30 margin.
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The GOP lost its supermajority in the South Carolina House of Representatives with 10 seats being taken by Democrats. The Republican party retains a trifecta on state government with the election of Alan Wilson capturing 51.59% of the popular vote.