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

Compiled Nov 6

Democrats win the Arizona House, Senate and governor’s office for the first time since 1966
Democrats win the Arizona House, Senate and governor’s office for the first time since 1966 · Photo: The Associated Press
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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

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The detail

Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, had vetoed more than 540 measures passed by the Republican-led Legislature in her first term

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The detail

The Associated Press confirmed on Friday that both Arizona legislative chambers had flipped to Democratic control

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The detail

Republicans had held the Arizona House for 60 years and the Senate since the early 1990s before this flip

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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

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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

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Still unresolved

The final count of flipped states and chambers could grow as results are still being tallied in additional states

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