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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 11:30 AM Apr 2017

2018 Midterm Election-Democratic guide to majority in the Governorship and State Legislature.

State Legislatures in Blue and Weak Red States that Republicans have a majority.
AZ State House 25D 35R Democrats need a net gain of 6 seats.
AZ State Senate 13D 17R Democrats need a net gain of 3 seats.
CO State Senate 17D 18R Democrats need a net gain of 1 seat.
Democrats have a 37-28 seat majority in the CO State House.
CT State Senate 18D 18R Democrats need a net gain of 1 seat.
Democrats have a 78-71 seat majority in the CT State House.
FL State House 41D 79R Democrats need a net gain of 20 seats.
FL State Senate 15D 25R Democrats need a net gain of 6 seats.
GA State House 62D 118R Democrats need a net gain of 29 seats.
GA State Senate 18D 38R Democrats need a net gain of 11 seats.
IA State House 41D 59R Democrats need a net gain of 10 seats.
IA State Senate 20D 29R Democrats need a net gain of 6 seats.
ME State Senate 17D 18R Democrats need a net gain of 1 seat.
Democrats have a 77-72 seat majority in the ME State House.
MI State House 47D 63R Democrats need a net gain of 9 seats.
MI State Senate 11D 27R Democrats need a net gain of 9 seats.
MN State House 57D 77R Democrats need a net gain of 11 seats.
MN State Senate 33D 34R Democrats need a net gain of 1 seat.
NH State House 173D 226R Democrats need a net gain of 28 seats.
NH State Senate 10D 14R Democrats need a net gain of 3 seats.
NC State House 46D 74R Democrats need a net gain of 15 seats.
NC State Senate 15D 35R Democrats need a net gain of 11 seats.
OH State House 33D 66R Democrats need a net gain of 17 seats.
OH State Senate 9D 24R Democrats need a net gain of 8 seats.
PA State House 82D 121R Democrats need a net gain of 20 seats.
PA State Senate 16D 34R Democrats need a net gain of 10 seats.
TX State House 55D 95R Democrats need a net gain of 21 seats.
TX State Senate 11D 20R Democrats need a net gain of 5 seats.
VA State House 34D 66R Democrats need a net gain of 17 seats.
VA State Senate 19D 21R Democrats need a net gain of 2 seats.
WI State House 35D 64R Democrats need a net gain of 15 seats.
WI State Senate 13D 20R Democrats need a net gain of 4 seats.
Democrats have a shot at regaining control of the State Senate in AZ,CO,CT,ME,MN,NH,TX,VA,and WI.
Governors
Democrats pickup NJ and hold onto VA in 2017. 17D 32R 1I
2018
Democrats need a net gain of 8 seats.
Democrats hold onto CO,MN,and PA and pick up FL,IL,ME,MI,NV,NH (Hurt Sununu's chances of challenging Shaheen in 2020 or Hassan in 2022),NM and OH.

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2018 Midterm Election-Democratic guide to majority in the Governorship and State Legislature. (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Apr 2017 OP
I appreciate you posting these compilations of races coming up, but... Wounded Bear Apr 2017 #1
I agree with Wounded Bear.. pangaia Apr 2017 #2

Wounded Bear

(58,670 posts)
1. I appreciate you posting these compilations of races coming up, but...
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 11:32 AM
Apr 2017

you need to edit them to make them more readable. Put in a blank line between sections, for instance.

Please?

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
2. I agree with Wounded Bear..
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 11:36 AM
Apr 2017

Can you organize them in some way?

I am glad you do this but gotta say, until today, I just stopped even clicking on the headline..

Thanks,

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