Democrats are well positioned to win two to four more governors’ seats in the midterms, according to a prominent nonpartisan forecaster’s final ratings.
Republicans currently hold 26 governorships and Democrats hold 24, but the Cook Political Report said Republicans could drop to as few as 22 if Election Day goes badly for them. Democrats could climb as high as 28, giving them a majority of the nation’s governors for the first time since 2010.
Thirty-six states are electing governors this year. Cook’s final ratings put 13 races as Solid Democrat, six as Lean Democrat, four as Toss Up, three as Lean Republican, three as Likely Republican, and seven as Solid Republican….