Democrats Flip Five Governorships In Election Night Bloodbath… So Far

Democrats took five governorships from Republican control in Tuesday's midterm elections, according to Associated Press race calls. Two Republican incumbents lost, while three open seats vacated by Republicans also changed hands. The results represent a broad swing across states that had been reliably red, according to Daily Caller.

In Nevada, state Attorney General Aaron Ford unseated Governor Joe Lombardo, taking 51.7 percent with 87 percent of ballots tallied. Ford is set to take office January 19. Gina Hinojosa won Texas with 52.8 percent, ending Greg Abbott's tenure that began in 2015; Texas has not had a Democratic governor since before 1994. Cook Political Report tracked movement toward Hinojosa as she moderated her stance on data centers and dropped some positions on social issues.

The open seats went to Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia, with 54.3 percent, Amy Acton in Ohio, with 52.3 percent, and Rob Sand in Iowa, with 55.5 percent. Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor, beat health care executive Rick Jackson to succeed Brian Kemp. Acton prevailed over Vivek Ramaswamy despite his $82 million in fundraising, after an ad featuring her mother drew a backlash. Sand defeated Zach Lahn.

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