Republicans retain Wisconsin Senate control but lose supermajority

Legislative Dems wipe out Republican supermajority, but 'strong' GOP control remains

Tuesday night's election was the first time the newly drawn state legislative districts were in front of voters.

Republicans flip seats to clinch supermajority in South Carolina Senate

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) -- A red wave swept across South Carolina on Tuesday, with state Republicans up and down the ballot capitalizing on a dominant performance by President-elect Donald Trump. "Yesterday, Republicans all across our state added an exclamation point to what we already knew and that is that South Carolina is Trump country," South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick told reporters Wednesday morning. "It was the kind …

How SC Republicans earned their first Senate supermajority in a century

Republicans dominated South Carolina Democrats on election night, winning most of the few remaining competitive Statehouse seats left in addition to flipping multiple Democratically held seats. They now have a veto-proof supermajority in both chambers of the legislature.

Republicans keep control of Wisconsin Legislature, but Democrats gain seats

Wisconsin Republicans will retain their control of both chambers of the state Legislature after Tuesdays election.The exact balance of power in Madison remains unclear as some races are still too close to call. Democrats gained ground in both chambers under new, more competitive maps that were passed into law earlier this year.In the Senate, Democrats broke a Republican supermajority and gained enough seats to ensure they have a shot at seizing …

West Virginia Republicans add seats to statehouse supermajority

Republicans expanded their supermajority in the West Virginia Legislature by picking up three Democrat-held seats. The GOP will control all but two of the 34 Senate seats and 91 of 100 seats in the House of Delegates. Every seat in the House was up for reelection as well as 17 of the 34 Senate seats. Across those 117 races, Democrats did not field a candidate in 50. In the House of Delegates Republicans held onto the House, adding to their previ…

NC Republicans projected to retain control but lose supermajority in Raleigh

If unofficial election results stand, the North Carolina republican majority will not be able to override, on its own, a governor veto on legislation.