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Democrats flipped governor's offices in Georgia, Texas, Ohio and Iowa as 36 states voted. Here are the winners in the races decided so far, from Keisha Lance Bottoms and Deb Haaland to Byron Donalds and Phil Scott.
Democrat Rob Sand, Iowa's state auditor, was elected governor, defeating Republican Zach Lahn 57.7% to 42.3% in early unofficial results and ending more than a decade of full Republican control in Iowa.
Democrat Xavier Becerra, the former state attorney general and U.S. health secretary, was elected governor of California, defeating Republican Steve Hilton. He becomes the first Latino governor in a century and a half.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, a Democrat, defeated Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, who conceded at 9:45 p.m. Central. Crowley will be the first Black governor in Wisconsin's 178-year history.
Amy Acton defeated Vivek Ramaswamy to become the first woman elected governor of Ohio, and former Sen. Sherrod Brown unseated Republican Sen. Jon Husted, who was appointed in 2025 to replace JD Vance.
James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton for Texas' U.S. Senate seat, the first Democratic Senate win in the state since Lloyd Bentsen in 1988, and Gina Hinojosa unseated Gov. Greg Abbott, who conceded at 10 p.m. Central.
The Republican congressman defeated David Jolly and will become Florida’s first Black governor, succeeding term-limited Ron DeSantis.