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Democrats win the Arizona House, Senate and governor’s office for the first time since 1966
Compiled Nov 6

What happened
Democrats won control of both the Arizona House and Senate and retained the governor's office, their first trifecta in the state since 1966
The detail
Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, had vetoed more than 540 measures passed by the Republican-led Legislature in her first term
The detail
The Associated Press confirmed on Friday that both Arizona legislative chambers had flipped to Democratic control
The detail
Republicans had held the Arizona House for 60 years and the Senate since the early 1990s before this flip
How it unfolded
1966: The last time Democrats held the Arizona House, Senate and governor's office simultaneously · 2003: Republicans took control of the Texas House, a control they held until this election · 1994: George W. Bush ousted Ann Richards as the last Democratic governor of Texas before this election · This week's elections: Democrats made major gains nationwide and took control of both chambers of Congress · Friday: The Associated Press called enough races to confirm both Arizona chambers had flipped to Democrats · 2010 election: Reference point cited as the last time this many legislative seats and chambers changed parties
By the numbers
540+ vetoed measures · 60 years Arizona House control · six states with new Democratic trifectas · 28 states with Democratic governors · 1966 last Arizona Democratic trifecta
Still unresolved
The final count of flipped states and chambers could grow as results are still being tallied in additional states

