IN THE STATES: State Democrats’ Massive Wins Dominate Headlines 

State Democrats swept elections across the country as voters bolstered the state legislative firewall against the GOP’s affordability crisis and extremism

WASHINGTON — This week, state Democrats won historic and sweeping victories across Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Mississippi, and California. Voters backed state Democrats who are focused on supporting working families and lowering costs, in a decisive rebuke of GOP chaos and extremism. These wins give Democrats momentum ahead of 2026, when Democrats have a historic opportunity to continue building power in the states. 

Read more about state Democrats’ sweeping wins across the country:

• The Washington Post: Here are just some of the notable downballot victories Democrats scored on Tuesday

• Huffpost: The Wildest Democratic Wins You May Not Have Heard About
• The Guardian: It’s affordability, stupid: Republicans pay price for Trump’s forgotten promise
• The 19th: Women running on affordability powered Democrats’ night of victories 
• The Guardian: Deep red and swing states making election flip to Democrats indicate Trump’s plunging popularity
• Newsweek: Full list of Democrat victories as party pulls off upsets nationwide

• Democracy Docket: Voters Rebuke Trump In Resounding Win for Democracy 
• SiriusXM: Heather Williams with Joe Sudbay Celebrating the DLCC’s Election Night Wins 

Virginia House Democrats shattered expectations by flipping 13 seats – reaching at least a 64-seat majority, which marks the largest Democratic House majority in Virginia in four decades.

• NBC News: Democrats expand majority in Virginia House of Delegates, building on statewide wins 
• Huffpost: Democrats Poised To Keep Control Of Virginia House Of Delegates 
• The Nation: When It Comes to Trump, Virginia Is for Haters 
• The 19th: Democrats hold on to Virginia House, a win for the future of abortion and LGBTQ+ rights
• Democracy Docket: Democrats Sweep Statewide Races in Virginia, Projected to Gain Delegate Seats, As Voters Reject Trumpism
• Virginia Scope: Democrats win big in historic election night 
• Cardinal News: Democrats see historic gains in Virginia’s House of Delegates races 

New Jersey Assembly Democrats flipped at least 4 seats, securing a historic supermajority as voters resoundingly elected Democrats up and down the ticket.

• InsiderNJ.com: BREAKING: New Jersey Assembly Democrats Secure Supermajority, Flipping At Least 3 Seats
• Pluribus News: New Jersey Dems boost Assembly majority 
• New Jersey Monitor: New Jersey Democrats triumph in Assembly races 
• NJ.com: Democrats retain control of N.J. Assembly 

All three Democratic justices won their Pennsylvania State Supreme Court retention races, helping to secure the majority through the end of the decade, which is essential for redistricting.

• Politico: Democratic justices keep seats on Pennsylvania high court
• NOTUS: Pennsylvania Voters Retain Three Liberal Justices on State Supreme Court 
• PoliticsPA: Pennsylvanians Retain Three Supreme Court Justices 

Minnesota Democrats protected the DFL Senate majority in the fourth majority-deciding election in the state this year. 

• The Minnesota Star Tribune: Democrats hold on to one-seat majority in Minnesota Senate 
• Minnesota Reformer: Democrats poised to maintain majority in Minnesota Senate following special election 

Mississippi Democrats broke the GOP Senate supermajority, marking the 6th GOP supermajority broken by the DLCC in two years.

• AP: Mississippi Democrats appear to break Republican supermajority in state Senate
• Newsweek: Democrats Flip Two Seats in Deep Red Mississippi, Break GOP Supermajority 
• Magnolia Tribune: Democrats pick up seats in Mississippi House, Senate due to court-ordered special redistricting elections
• Raw Story: ‘Inroads in tough territory’: Dems break GOP supermajority in deep red state – Raw Story 
• Mississippi Today: Democrats end GOP two-thirds supermajority in Mississippi Senate. What does that mean? 

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