Happy Thanksgiving! If you’re looking for a good long list of things to be thankful for, cast your mind back to November 6 and its results. Like these.
Democrats flipped 38 seats in the House of Representatives:
- Ann Kirkpatrick in Arizona
- Josh Harder, Katie Hill, Katie Porter, Harley Rouda, and Mike Levin in California
- Jason Crow in Colorado
- Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and Donna Shalala in Florida
- Lucy McBath in Georgia
- Abby Finkenauer and Cindy Axne in Iowa
- Sean Casten and Lauren Underwood in Illinois
- Sharice Davids in Kansas
- Jared Golden in Maine
- Elissa Slotkin and Haley Stevens in Michigan
- Angie Craig and Dean Phillips in Minnesota
- Jeff Van Drew, Andy Kim, Tom Malinowski, and Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey
- Xochitl Torres Small in New Mexico
- Max Rose and Antonio Delgado in New York
- Kendra Horn in Oklahoma
- Mary Gay Scanlon, Chrissy Houlahan, and Susan Wild in Pennsylvania
- Joe Cunningham in South Carolina
- Lizzie Fletcher and Colin Allred in Texas
- Elaine Luria, Abigail Spanberger, and Jennifer Wexton in Virginia
- Kim Schrier in Washington
The Senate was not a high point, but Democrats Jacky Rosen and Kyrsten Sinema still won in Nevada and Arizona.
Democrats flipped seven states’ governors:
- J.B. Pritzker beat Bruce Rauner in Illinois.
- Laura Kelly beat Kris Kobach in Kansas.
- Janet Mills beat Shawn Moody in Maine.
- Gretchen Whitmer beat Bill Schuette in Michigan.
- Steve Sisolak beat Adam Laxalt in Nevada.
- Michelle Lujan Grisham beat Steve Pearce in New Mexico.
- Tony Evers beat Scott Walker in Wisconsin.
And four attorneys general:
- Colorado’s Phil Weiser
- Michigan’s Dana Nessel
- Nevada’s Aaron Ford
- Wisconsin’s Josh Kaul
And three secretaries of state:
- Arizona’s Katie Hobbs
- Colorado’s Jena Griswold
- Michigan’s Jocelyn Benson
Democrats also flipped six state legislative chambers:
- Colorado Senate
- Maine Senate
- Minnesota House
- New Hampshire House
- New Hampshire Senate
- New York Senate
Democrats also broke supermajorities in the Michigan Senate, North Carolina House and Senate, and Pennsylvania Senate.
There are still some very big things to want to change, but plenty to give thanks for this year.
Edited to add flipped House seats in Michigan and Minnesota.