Democratic candidates overturned Republican-drawn redistricting maps in four states, with Wisconsin voters electing the state’s first Black governor and flipping the state legislature. In Missouri, voters rejected a gerrymandered map by 24 points, while Georgia and North Carolina also saw results that nullified Republican efforts to draw maps that would ensure party control.
The losses follow a broader trend in the Nov 8 elections, where Democrats were projected to hold nearly every statewide elected office in Georgia, Texas, Nevada, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Ohio, with only one exception. The redrawn maps in the four affected states had been championed by Donald Trump throughout the year to prevent Democratic gains.