Republicans make inroads in state legislative elections, teeing up high-stakes 2025 races

Republicans are expanding their footprint in statehouses across the country, reversing Democrats' earlier trend of high-profile wins just a year ago. 

In the Midwest, the GOP successfully flipped the Michigan state House, ending Democrats’ trifecta. In New Hampshire and Vermont, those advantages were more much stark: Republicans made double-digit gains between the two state Houses alone.

At the same time, Republicans suffered several losses in Wisconsin and Montana, where Democrats...