Republicans not only failed to break the Democratic supermajority, they lost a seat, reducing them to only 8 seats in the State Senate.
In 2003, Republican Michael Decker accepted a $50,000 bribe in an IHOP bathroom to switch parties, flipping control of the House to a tie.
Democrat Tricia Cotham has switched parties, giving Republicans a supermajority in both houses of the legislature.
Tune in at 8:00 eastern as our team covers the Chicago Mayoral Runoff and Wisconsin State Supreme Court election results.
Moderate Democrat Paul Vallas is favored to win Chicago’s mayoral runoff against progressive Democratic rival Brandon Johnson.
Janet Protasiewicz is favored to flip a crucial seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election, flipping control to a new 4-3 liberal majority.
The Conservative government will need to handle cost-of-living and migrant issues in order to regain lost ground.
20 years of partisan gridlock has left Connecticut with an outdated and unrepresentative congressional map.
Sarah Stook explains some of the most prominent traits of American presidents.
Colorado’s new congressional map yielded a 5-3 Democratic advantage, well in line with the state’s partisan lean.