Governors’ Races Are Looking Especially Good for Democrats in the Midterms

Democrats are defending far more Senate seats this year than Republicans. The House map holds more opportunities for Democratic pickups, but that task remains tricky owing to the remnants of GOP-controlled redistricting a decade ago. Among the nation’s governors, however, Democrats have almost unbridled offensive opportunities.

A day after the final primary wrapped up in New York, a look at the map of key governor’s races finds Democrats either favored (3) or even odds (8) in nearly a dozen Republican-held gubernatorial seats, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. By contrast, Republicans are favored to pickup only one independent-held seat, in Alaska, and hold a toss-up’s chance in just one Democratic-held state, Connecticut.