Parties Split Governors’ Seats in States That Sent Trump to the White House
- Stefanowski concession caps grim governors night for party
- Democrats retake seats in states Trump rode to the White House
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Democrats lost their bid for history in Florida, with a star-power candidate failing to become the state’s first black governor. But the party won a split decision on governors’ seats in the Midwestern states that sent Donald Trump to the White House. And one of the most high-profile races, in Georgia, was possibly headed to a recount.
In all, Democrats picked up at least seven of 26 GOP-held gubernatorial seats, a shift that could complicate Trump’s re-election hopes and alter the nation’s political landscape for the next decade. GOP hopes for a rare pickup evaporated Wednesday when Connecticut Republican Bob Stefanowski, after leading for much of election night, conceded to Democrat Ned Lamont.