Democrats won the governor’s office and both chambers of the Legislature on Tuesday, securing unified control of Wisconsin state government for the first time in 16 years.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley defeated U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany to become the state’s next governor while Democrats also claimed an 18-15 majority in the Senate and a 53-46 edge in the Assembly after flipping three Senate seats and eight more in the Assembly.
Democrats swept the statewide races, with Attorney General Josh Kaul winning a third term, JoCasta Zamarippa winning the Secretary of State election, and Yee Leng Xiong defeating incumbent Republican John Lieber to become Wisconsin’s new State Treasurer.
The Democratic gains were part of a broader national wave. Democrats also flipped two U.S. House seats in the state, with Rebecca Cooke defeating Derrick Van Orden in the 7th Congressional District and Mitchell Berman unseating Bryan Steil in the 1st.
Democrats won control of both houses of Congress, winning at least 250 House seats and flipping seven Republican Senate seats.