Arkansas Republicans Lose Supermajority in State House

Ohio Democrats break Republican supermajority in the Ohio House

Ohio Democrats broke the Republican supermajority in the Ohio House, limiting the lawmakers’ ability to override vetos from incoming Democratic governor Amy Acton.  Ohio voters elected 42 Democrats and 52 Republicans to the Ohio House, according to unofficial election results. Five of the races were too close to call as of Wednesday afternoon.  “It is […]

Democratic Gains End Arkansas House Republican Supermajority and Shift Balance of Power

Democrats made gains in 10 Republican-held districts during Tuesday's general election, ending the Republican Party's longstanding three-fourths supermajority in the Arkansas House of Representatives. Republicans entered the November 3 election holding 79 of the 100 House seats. While the party will retain control of the [...]

Arkansas Democrats flip seats in state House, causing GOP to lose its supermajority | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The blue wave that delivered blows to Republicans across the country Tuesday also swept through the Arkansas House of Representatives: for the first time in a decade, the GOP lost its three-fourths supermajority of the chamber.

Arkansas Republicans lose supermajority in state house

While the federal races continued to stay with Republican incumbents, state-level House seats flipped in parts of Northwest Arkansas.

Democrats flip 10 Arkansas House seats, breaking Republican supermajority

Five state representative seats covering parts of Northwest Arkansas were among those flipped.

With Arkansas Republicans’ House supermajority lost, a changed dynamic

When Arkansans went to bed Tuesday night, Republicans were beginning to see the full scale of what amounted to historic losses. The blue wave didn’t upend statewide and federal offices or flip legislative chambers in Arkansas as it did in Texas and North Carolina. But it did break the status quo, with Republicans losing the […]