Democratic landslide: The Democrats’ landslide did not just reach the federal races but also state and local governments. The party notched firsts in governors’ races and won down-ballot races like those for state treasurer, secretary of state and state legislature. Democrats are set to be in the majority in a dozen statehouse chambers where they had been the minority party.
G.O.P. bright spots: Republicans fended off a significant challenge in a Senate race in Florida, with Senator Ashley Moody defeating Angie Nixon, a progressive Democrat. Byron Donalds, a staunch Trump supporter, was elected Florida’s first Black governor, keeping the Republicans’ hold on that office. A squeaker in Mississippi: The shockingly close race between Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican, and the Democratic challenger Scott Colom seemed likely to come down to affidavit ballots, which could take days or more to count.
Ballot measures: Voters across the country also weighed in on a range of statewide issues, including abortion, how future elections would be run and how their own votes would be counted.
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