November 17, 2024

2024 Election Wins


We stand resolute that we are Democrats and despite our recent losses, we won’t let Trump and MAGA Republicans rip away the rights of Americans with their widely unpopular agenda - which will become readily apparent when they start implementing it.

Wins in key down-ballot races and the success of ballot measures prove that our Democratic values and freedoms are what Americans want.  

Ballot Measures

Reproductive Rights

From Arizona to Missouri to Maryland, the American people are voting for ballot initiatives to codify reproductive freedom and overturn the GOP’s cruel abortion bans.

  • Colorado: Voters approved an amendment to the state’s constitution, recognizing the right to abortion and rolling back an amendment prohibiting state funding for abortion care.
  • New York: Voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to safeguard abortion access by making “pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive healthcare and autonomy” protected classes under the state constitution. 
  • Maryland: Voters approved an amendment to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution.
  • Missouri: Voters overturned Republicans’ near-total abortion ban by approving a constitutional right to reproductive freedoms.
  • Arizona: Voters passed a ballot measure to codify the fundamental right to abortion — a firm rejection of Republicans’ draconian abortion bans.
  • Montana: Voters approved an initiative to codify the right to abortion access in the state’s constitution — two years after rejecting a fetal personhood referendum. 
  • Nevada: Voters approved a measure that puts abortion access codification for final approval on the ballot in 2026.
  • Florida: Coming up just short of the 60 percent threshold, a clear majority of voters support a proposed constitutional amendment to protect access to abortion by a double-digit margin.

Workers’ Rights

From Oregon to Nebraska, Americans are rejecting Republicans’ plans to undermine the rights of workers. 

  • Missouri: Voters passed a minimum wage increase to $15 per hour and enshrined guaranteed paid sick leave. 
  • Nebraska: Voters approved mandatory paid sick leave for workers.
  • Oregon: Voters supported a measure that will create an easier path for workers within the cannabis industry to unionize.

Education

From Colorado to Kentucky, voters oppose the Project 2025 plan to defund public schools. 

  • Colorado: Voters rejected a right-wing ballot measure to defund public schools
  • Kentucky: Voters handed a right-wing anti-public school amendment a landslide defeat
  • Nebraska: Voters thwarted a right-wing law to attack public school funding. 

 

Key Down-Ballot Wins

Senate Races

  • In Arizona, Ruben Gallego became the state's first Latino Senator defeating MAGA extremist and Trump acolyte Kari Lake. 
  • In Delaware, Lisa Blunt Rochester claimed a historic victory and will become the first woman senator and the first Black senator from the state.
  • In Maryland, Angela Alsobrooks claimed a historic victory, becoming Maryland’s first Black woman senator. 
  • In Michigan, Senator-elect Elissa Slotkin defeated Trump-endorsed former Rep. Mike Rogers.
  • In Nevada, Jacky Rosen retained her Senate seat, defeating Trump-backed Sam Brown.
  • In New Jersey, Senator-elect Andy Kim defeated Republican Curtis Bashaw.
  • In Wisconsin, Tammy Baldwin won her reelection campaign against Eric Hovde.

Congressional Races

  • In Alabama, Shomari Figures will represent the state’s newly redrawn majority-Black district. 
  • In Delaware, voters made history after electing Sarah McBride, the first transgender person elected to Congress. 
  • In Louisiana, Cleo Fields will represent the state’s new majority-Black district.
  • In New York, John Mannion decisively flipped the state’s 22nd District, unseating Trump-endorsed Brandon Williams. 
  • In New York, Laura Gillen will represent the state’s 4th District after unseating Trump-backed Anthony D’Esposito.
  • In New York, Democrat Josh Riley flipped the state’s 19th District after defeating MAGA Marc Molinaro.
  • In Oregon, Janelle Bynum will become the first Black member of Congress from the state.
  • In Virginia, Retired Army Lt. Col. Eugene Vindman won the state’s most competitive congressional race.

State Legislative Races

  • In Minnesota, Democrats maintained control of the state Senate.
  • In Montana, Democrats picked up two seats overall in the Senate and nine in the House.
  • In North Carolina, Democrats broke the Republican supermajority in the House and restored veto power for incoming Democratic Governor Josh Stein.
  • In Pennsylvania, Democrats held their one seat advantage in the Pennsylvania House after successfully defending it five times in special elections in 2023 and 2024. 
  • In Wisconsin, Democrats made key gains in both the state Assembly and Senate.

 

In the Key State of North Carolina

Governor

  • In North Carolina, Attorney General Josh Stein defeated Trump-backed extremist Mark Robinson in the open gubernatorial contest. 

Lieutenant Governor

  • In North Carolina, Democratic State Senator Rachel Hunt defeated Republican candidate Hal Weatherman, becoming the first Democrat to win a North Carolina Lieutenant Governor’s race since 2008.

Attorney General

  • In North Carolina, Democratic Congressman Jeff Jackson won the Attorney General race against Republican Dan Bishop. 

Building a Diverse Bench for the Future of the Democratic Party

Democrats clinch victory to become historic “firsts” – 

  • In Delaware, Lisa Blunt Rochester will become the first woman senator and the first Black senator from the state.
  • In Delaware, Sarah McBride will become the first openly trans person elected to Congress.
  • In Georgia, Rashaun Kemp will become the first openly gay Black man elected to the Georgia state legislature.
  • In Iowa, Aime Wichtendahl will become the first openly trans person elected to the Iowa state legislature.
  • In Maryland, Angela Alsobrooks will become the first Black woman senator from the state.
  • In Missouri, Melesa Johnson will become the first Black woman to ever be elected as Jackson County prosecutor.
  • In New Jersey, Andy Kim will become the first-ever Korean American senator and first Asian American senator from New Jersey.
  • In New Jersey, Nellie Pou will become the first Latina to represent New Jersey in Congress.
  • In North Carolina, Josh Stein will become the first Jewish governor in North Carolina’s history. 
  • In Oklahoma, Monroe Nichols will become the first Black mayor of Tulsa. 
  • In Oregon, Elizabeth Steiner will become the first woman to serve as treasurer.
  • In Oregon, Janelle Bynum will become the first Black member of Congress from the state.
  • In Pennsylvania, Patty Kim will become the first Asian American woman to be elected to the state senate.
  • In Texas, Julie Johnson will become the first openly gay U.S. representative from Texas and the South.
  • In Texas, Molly Cook will become the first openly LGBTQ+ person in the Texas State Senate.
  • In Virginia, Alyia Gaskins will become the first Black woman to be mayor of Alexandria
  • In Virginia, Suhas Subramanyam will become the first South Asian member of Congress representing Virginia.
  • In Washington, Emily Randall will become the first LGBTQ+ person to represent Washington and the first openly LGBTQ+ Latina to serve in Congress.
  • In Washington, Nick Brown will become the first Black attorney general in the state of Washington. 
  • In Wisconsin, Kristin Alfheim will become the first openly LGBTQ+ person to represent Appleton in the Wisconsin state senate.