What Last Week’s Elections Mean for Wisconsin 2026

I'm Dan Schaefer, let's recombodulate.

Last week, Democrats notched a number of big victories in elections across the country,

with important wins in states like New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia, and California.

And while Wisconsin did not have an election on November 4th of this year, these results

can tell us something about November 3rd of next year, the day the 2026 midterm elections

will be held.

While races like the one for Mayor of New York City grabbed more headlines, it's the

elections that happened in the Virginia House of Delegates that could tell us more about

what might be coming in Wisconsin.

There, Democrats went from a slight majority of 50 of 100 seats to a near-supermajority

with 64 seats.

Those kinds of down-ballet results could suggest that Democrats are poised for a breakthrough.

In the Wisconsin State Legislature, there will be the first election held fully under new

maps next year.

Democrats will have their first realistic chance to flip the legislature in more than

a decade.

A lot could happen over the next year, of course, but results like the ones in Virginia have

to be encouraging for Democrats in Wisconsin.

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