Democratic attorneys general have spearheaded state resistance to President Trump’s policies. But some face tight election races despite polls showing broad voter support for Democrats.
The fight for the Michigan Statehouse is unique. President Trump is unpopular, like in other states, but Democrats are the incumbents in Lansing, and Abdul El-Sayed might be a drag down ticket.
The swing state of Wisconsin had one of the most undemocratic State Assembly maps in the country. Now Democrats have a chance to take control of the legislature.
The Wyoming Freedom Caucus had ambitions for a total takeover of elected state government. But its candidates were rejected from the governor’s mansion to the Legislature.
Wyoming, one of the most conservative states, has a legislature divided between a hard-right House and a merely right Senate. Ultraconservatives want a complete takeover in the Aug. 18 primaries.
Democrats have real hope for candidates for governor in red states like Iowa and Ohio, but if Republicans seize supermajorities in the legislatures, their power would be limited.
The data center boom has roiled communities across the country, but on Native land, a Big Tech push for quick approvals has pitted the need for development against a history of exploitation.
State Representative Alexander Kolodin will take on Adrian Fontes, the incumbent Democratic secretary of state, after defeating a more moderate Republican in the primary.
