Midterm voters ended the long-running GOP dominance in state legislatures
NPR reports that the 2026 midterms reversed the GOP dominance of state legislatures that began in 2010, with Democrats gaining six trifectas — including Arizona's first since 1966 — and winning a Pennsylvania Senate majority for the first time since Jimmy Carter was president. Party officials credit a national statehouse strategy, with policy shifts on abortion, Medicaid expansion, and a $15 minimum wage possible next.
