Virginia: Dems hold Senate, flip House of Delegates
Don Scott is likely speaker-designate, would be first African-American speaker in Virginia’s 400+ years of legislative history
Danica Roem wins Senate seat, becomes second transgender state senator in U.S. history, was already first transgender state legislator
Dems will likely refer constitutional amendments to 2026 ballot, depending on if they hold the House of Delegates majority in 2025. They have lots of options:
abortion rights (!)
marriage equality (!)
voting rights for ex-prisoners (!)
environmental justice/right to healthy environment
remove the 30-day limit on legislative sessions
allow governor to run for consecutive second term
move state elections to even-numbered years
prohibit slavery in the state constitution
have lieutenant governor elected on joint ticket with governor
Kentucky: Andy Beshear wins re-election as governor:
Beshear is only the third incumbent governor in Kentucky history to win a second consecutive term, seventh to win re-election overall
Beshear is the sole Democrat to survive this election statewide. No telling what will happen with the next Democratic nominee for governor in 2027.
