{"id":1733677,"date":"2022-11-10T12:33:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T17:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1733677"},"modified":"2022-11-10T12:48:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T17:48:01","slug":"dems-won-full-control-of-state-governments-in-michigan-minnesota-maryland-and-massachusetts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-won-full-control-of-state-governments-in-michigan-minnesota-maryland-and-massachusetts\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Won Full Control of State Governments in Michigan, Minnesota, Maryland, and Massachusetts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdems-won-full-control-of-state-governments-in-michigan-minnesota-maryland-and-massachusetts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1733677&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"speakable\">Democrats have wrested power from Republicans in four states that previously had politically divided governments to take full control of state capitols following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tuesday\u2019s midterm elections.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The four states that have taken both legislative chambers and the governorship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">under Democratic control<\/a> are Michigan, Minnesota, Maryland and Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By all accounts, this election should have been a landslide for Republicans. Instead, their so-called red wave is looking more like a puddle,&#8221; said Jessica Post, president of the national Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee.<\/p>\n<p>But even with Democratic gains, Republicans still will control more states and more total legislative seats. Republicans entered the election with full control of both legislative chambers and the governor&#8217;s office in 23 states, compared to 14 for Democrats, with the rest divided.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democrats-exceed-midterm-expectations-biden-avoided-tight-races\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DEMOCRATS EXCEED MIDTERM EXPECTATIONS AFTER BIDEN AVOIDED TIGHT RACES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a closer look at the states in which Democrats have taken the trifecta:<\/p>\n<h3>Michigan<\/h3>\n<p>Voters\u00a0narrowly elected Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legislative majorities in Michigan<\/a> as lawmakers were running for the first time in new districts drawn by an independent citizens&#8217; committee that gave Democrats a better chance than the previous districts drawn by the GOP-led Legislature.<\/p>\n<p>When newly elected lawmakers take office along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/gretchen-whitmer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer,<\/a> it will mark the first time in 40 years that Democrats wield full control of Michigan government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/640\/320\/whitmer-elected.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during Election Night, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in Detroit.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during Election Night, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in Detroit.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/Carlos Osorio)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Whitmer defended her seat against Republican challenger Tudor Dixon, receiving over 54% of the vote.<\/p>\n<h3>Minnesota<\/h3>\n<p>In Minnesota,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/minnesota-election-results-democrats-ride-blue-wave-trifecta-win-take-full-control-state-government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats won control<\/a> of the state Senate\u00a0from Republicans while also defending their House majority against a Republican takeover attempt. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz also won reelection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/paul-ryan-blames-disappointing-gop-election-results-trump-hangover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PAUL RYAN BLAMES DISAPPOINTING GOP ELECTION RESULTS ON \u2018TRUMP HANGOVER\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tim Walz is the governor for four more years,&#8221; GOP challenger Scott Jensen told supporters in a concession speech. &#8220;Republicans, quite frankly, we didn\u2019t have a red wave. It was a blue wave. And we need to stop, we need to recalibrate, we need to ask ourselves: \u2018OK, what can we learn from this? What can we do better? How do we go forward?\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/640\/320\/gov-tim-walz.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks to the crowd at the DFL election-night party after winning re-election against Republican challenger Scott Jensen, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks to the crowd at the DFL election-night party after winning re-election against Republican challenger Scott Jensen, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/Abbie Parr)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Amy Koch, a former Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/minnesota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Senate majority leader<\/a> turned political strategist, said Republicans failed to appeal to women who opposed the Supreme Court&#8217;s abortion ruling and &#8220;were just upset with the GOP brand.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Maryland<\/h3>\n<p>Democrats already controlled both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/northeast\/maryland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legislative chambers in Maryland,<\/a> picking up the trifecta win with gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore\u2019s victory of GOP challenger Dan Cox.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/640\/320\/wes-moore-elected.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore speaks to supporters at an election night event in Baltimore, Md., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore speaks to supporters at an election night event in Baltimore, Md., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.\n      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Moore successfully flipped the governorship from outgoing Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.<\/p>\n<h3>Massachusetts<\/h3>\n<p>Democrats held all nine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/northeast\/massachusetts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House seats in Massachusetts.<\/a> All\u00a0nine contenders were incumbent candidates and will return to the Capitol for another two years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Like Maryland, Democrats in Massachusetts already control the state House and Senate but picked up the governorship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/640\/320\/maura-healey-elected.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Massachusetts Gov.-elect Maura Healey speaks during a Democratic election night party Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Boston.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Massachusetts Gov.-elect Maura Healey speaks during a Democratic election night party Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Boston.\n      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maura Healey was elected governor with over 63% of the vote over GOP challenger Geoff Diehl, flipping the seat from Republican control.<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News\u2019 Caitlin McFall and the Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats have wrested power from Republicans in four states that previously had politically divided governments to take full control of state capitols following Tuesday\u2019s midterm elections.The four states that have<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1733680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1733677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1733677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1733677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1733677\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1733680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1733677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1733677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1733677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}