Democrats Take a Governor's Majority and New Trifectas in Statehouse Sweep

Democrats flipped governor's races in Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Texas on Tuesday, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, giving the party 28 governorships to Republicans' 20, with two races yet to be called.

In Texas, Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated three-term Republican Governor Greg Abbott, the first Democratic Texas governor win in more than 30 years. Hinojosa will be the first Latina governor of Texas.

In Georgia, Keisha Lance Bottoms defeated Republican Rick Jackson by 2,268,462 votes (54.31 percent) to 1,908,261 (45.69 percent), becoming the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history, the first woman governor of Georgia, and the first Democratic Georgia governor since 1998.

In Ohio, Amy Acton defeated Vivek Ramaswamy, and in Nevada, Aaron Ford defeated incumbent Governor Joe Lombardo, becoming Nevada's first Black governor.

Down the ballot, the Georgia House, Michigan House and Minnesota House flipped to Democrats, and both chambers of the Wisconsin legislature flipped for the first time since 2010, giving Wisconsin a Democratic trifecta. New Democratic trifectas were also reported in Michigan, Minnesota and Nevada.