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2018 U.S. State Elections Results The Significance of the 2018 Midterm Elections

The 2018 midterm elections were significant due to the volume of statewide races across the country with potential policy and political impact. As anticipated, there were significant victories for the Democratic candidates for . Democrats flipped seven governor seats from Republican control, bringing the total up to 23 Democrat and 26 Republican governors. This is a big win for Democrats, especially considering no single party has netted more than 6 governorships since 1994.

At the Attorney General level, Senator Aaron Ford flipped the Attorney General office from Republican to Democrat. There also may be potential flips for the Democrats in and , but those races have not yet been called. Other notable results include Tish James, who will become the first African American elected statewide in , , the first Muslim elected to Congress, who will also be the first African American elected to the position in Minnesota, and , who will be the first Asian American Attorney General in Connecticut. Once all the races are called, the Democrats are poised to take over the majority of the Attorney General seats across the country.

McGuireWoods Consulting | 2 On the legislative level, Democrats made some inroads picking up new trifectas in Colorado, , Maine, and New York. Trifectas, which are valuable heading into redistricting after the next Census, signify that one party has control of both legislative chambers and the Governor’s mansion. There are now 12 Democratic trifectas, up from seven, heading into next year. Despite these gains for Democrats, Republicans still control a majority of state legislative chambers. Republicans, who currently control 67 chambers, lost control of only 5 chambers in this election. In 2019, they will control 62 out of a possible 99 chambers.

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McGuireWoods Consulting | 3 Table of Contents Click on any state in the following maps to jump to that state’s results. • Gubernatorial Race Results • Attorneys General Race Results • Notable State Legislative Activity

The information in this presentation is based on the latest publicly available data and is subject to change. Last updated November 18, 2018.

McGuireWoods Consulting | 4 Gubernatorial Race Results

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Source: Public polling data

McGuireWoods Consulting | 5 Attorneys General Race Results

No election Democrat Republican No official call

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Source: Public polling data

McGuireWoods Consulting | 6 Notable State Legislative Activity

There was a slight shift in control of state legislative chambers after the Nov. 6 elections:

• Republicans control 62 of 99 state legislatures as of the Nov. 6 elections, a small decrease from previous holdings. Republicans maintain a chamber advantage.

• Democrats flipped the , Maine Senate, Montana House, Senate and House, and the New York Senate. Democrats broke the tie in the Connecticut Senate and now have a majority.

• Democrats also picked up trifectas in Illinois, Colorado, Maine, New York, and New Mexico as previously mentioned.

• Republicans gained a true majority in the Alaska House.

• In tight races only 10 seats away from Democratic majority, Republicans maintained control over the Senate and House, Florida Senate, Montana Senate (special election victory), & House, Senate, Virginia House (special election victory) and Senate.

• Democrats broke the Republican trifecta in Michigan, and picked up super majorities in the Oregon House and Senate.

McGuireWoods Consulting | 7 Governor Results State Governor Status Walt Maddox AL Incumbent Victory ✓ Mark Begich AK Open Seat Mike Dunleavy ✓ David Garcia AZ Incumbent Victory ✓ Jared Henderson AR Incumbent Victory ✓ ✓ Open Seat CA John Cox ✓ Open Seat CO Walker Stapleton ✓ Open Seat CT Bob Stefanowski DE Next election in 2020 Andrew Gillum FL Open Seat Ron DeSantis ✓

McGuireWoods Consulting | 8 Governor Results State Governor Status Stacey Abrams GA Open Seat ✓ ✓ Incumbent Victory HI Andria Tupola Paulette Jordan ID Open Seat ✓ J.B. Pritzker ✓ Flipped Seat IL Bruce Rauner IN Next election in 2020 Fred Hubbell IA Incumbent Victory ✓ ✓ Flipped Seat KS Kris Kobach KY Next election in 2019 LA Next election in 2019

McGuireWoods Consulting | 9 Governor Results State Governor Status ✓ Flipped Seat ME Shawn Moody Ben Jealous MD Incumbent Victory ✓ Jay Gonzalez MA Incumbent Victory Charles Baker ✓ ✓ Flipped Seat MI ✓ Open Seat MN Jeff Johnson MS Next election in 2019 MO Next election in 2020 MT Next election in 2020 Bob Krist NE Incumbent Victory ✓ ✓ Flipped Seat NV Molly Kelly NH Incumbent Victory ✓ McGuireWoods Consulting | 10 Governor Results

State Governor Status NJ Next election in 2021 ✓ Flipped Seat NM Steve Pearce ✓ Incumbent Victory NY Marc Molinaro NC Next election in 2020 ND Next election in 2020 Richard Cordray OH Open Seat Mike DeWine ✓ Drew Edmondson OK Open Seat ✓ ✓ Incumbent Victory OR Knute Buehler ✓ Incumbent Victory PA Scott Wagner Gina Raimondo ✓ Incumbent Victory RI Allan Fung

McGuireWoods Consulting | 11 Governor Results

State Governor Status James Smith, Jr. SC Incumbent Victory Henry McMaster ✓ Billie Sutton SD Open Seat ✓ Karl Dean TN Open Seat Bill Lee ✓ Lupe Valdez TX Incumbent Victory ✓ UT Next election in 2020 Christine Hallquist VT Incumbent Victory Phillip Scott ✓ VA Next election in 2021 WA Next election in 2020 WV Next election in 2020 ✓ Flipped Seat WI Scott Walker WY Open Seat ✓

McGuireWoods Consulting | 12 Attorney General Results

State Attorney General Status Joseph Siegelman AL Incumbent Victory Steve Marshall ✓ AK Appointed by governor January Contreras AZ Incumbent Victory ✓ Mike Lee AR Incumbent Victory ✓ Xavier Becerra ✓ Incumbent Victory CA Steve Bailey ✓ Open Seat CO George Brauchler William Tong ✓ Open Seat CT Susan Hatfield ✓ Open Seat DE Bernard Pepukayi

McGuireWoods Consulting | 13 Attorney General Results State Governor Status Sean Shaw FL Open Seat ✓ Charlie Bailey GA Incumbent Victory Chris Carr ✓ HI Appointed by governor Bruce Bistline ID Incumbent Victory ✓ ✓ Open Seat IL IN Next election in 2020 ✓ Incumbent Victory IA Marco Battaglia (L) Sarah Swain KS Incumbent Victory ✓ KY Next election in 2019 LA Next election in 2019 ME Appointed by legislature

McGuireWoods Consulting | 14 Attorney General Results

State Governor Status ✓ Incumbent Victory MD Craig Wolf ✓ Incumbent Victory MA James McMahon ✓ Open Seat MI Tom Leonard Keith Ellison ✓ Open Seat MN Doug Wardlow MS Next election in 2019 MO Next election in 2020 MT Next election in 2020 NE Uncontested in 2018 Aaron Ford ✓ Flipped Seat NV Wes Duncan

McGuireWoods Consulting | 15 Attorney General Results State Governor Status NH Appointed by governor NJ Appointed by governor ✓ Incumbent Victory NM Michael Hendricks ✓ Open Seat NY Keith Wofford NC Next election in 2020 David Thompson ND Incumbent Victory ✓ Steve Dettelbach OH Open Seat ✓ Mark Myles OK Incumbent Victory Mike Hunter ✓ OR Next election in 2020 PA Next election in 2020 RI Uncontested in 2018

McGuireWoods Consulting | 16 Attorney General Results

State Governor Status Constance Anastopoulo SC Incumbent Victory Alan Wilson ✓ Randy Seiler SD Open Seat ✓ TN Appointed by the state Supreme Court Justin Nelson TX Incumbent Victory ✓ UT Next election in 2020 TJ Donovan ✓ Incumbent Victory VT H. Brooke Paige VA Next election in 2021 WA Next election in 2020 WV Next election in 2020 No official call WI WY Appointed by governor

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