Blue wave swamps state legislatures in red and purple states

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Tuesday’s midterm elections proved to be a nightmare for Republicans, not just in Congress, where they lost both chambers, but in state legislatures across battlegrounds nationwide, marking a sweeping rebuke to red power.

Democrats are set to gain governing trifectas in five swing states, where they control the governorship and both chambers of the legislature. Republicans are set to lose trifectas in multiple states, including Texas, New Hampshire, Georgia, Ohio, and Iowa. In every state except New Hampshire, the GOP lost hold of their trifecta because voters favored a Democratic governor.

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