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Gubernatorial wins in Texas, Georgia and Ohio and local ballot measures show depth of discontent with Trump-backed infrastructure spree

Voters in 15 states have elected female governors, setting a record as Democrats made sweeping gains in races up and down the ballot.

Democrats clinched a majority of governorships for the first time in 16 years in Tuesday’s elections, further punctuating the party’s success across the map.

Follow live midterm updates here The Democratic party has pulled off a historic victory in Texas winning its first Senate seat since 1988, as well as the governorship in a state that has long been a Republican stronghold. Gina Hinojosa, an Austin-based state legislator and former school board president, is projected to defeat incumbent Republican Governor Gr

NBC News projects that Sand, the state auditor, defeated Republican businessman Zach Lahn, making him the first Democrat to win the Iowa governor’s race in 20 years.

Wins by Byron Donalds in Florida, Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia and Wes Moore in Maryland mean multiple Black governors will serve simultaneously for the first time.

All told, 36 states that are home to about 80% of the nation's population will elect a governor Tuesday. In 19 states, the office is open. Heading into the elections, Democratic governors represented 60% of the nation's population, but Republicans held 26 of the nation's 50 governors' offices.

Historic turnover in this election will allow dozens of states to vote on significant changes in leadership.

The Nigeria Debate Consortium, a group of five media houses, has scheduled the Lagos State governorship debate for Sunday, November 8, 2026, ahead of the 2 Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-five-media-houses-to-hold-lagos-governorship-debate-november-8/

Christian traditional rulers in Nigeria have called for sustained prayers for President Bola Tinubu and state governors ahead of the 2027 general elections Read More: https://punchng.com/traditional-rulers-call-for-prayers-for-tinubu-governors/

The Publicity Secretary of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in Nasarawa, Joseph Danjuma, has resigned from the party and backed ex-IGP Adamu’s gov bid. Read More: https://punchng.com/nasarawa-ndc-spokesperson-resigns-backs-ex-igs-governorship-bid/

The APC has presented flags to its governorship candidates in seven North-West states during the flag-off of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign i Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-apc-presents-flags-to-seven-north-west-governorship-candidates/

EXCLUSIVE: The Motion Picture & Television fund has added UTA CEO David Kramer and Legendary Films’ Chief Marketing & Commercial Officer Blair Rich to its board of directors, while boosting its board of governors ranks with the addition of five new members. The new members of the board of governors are WME’s Dan Aloni, UTA’s […]