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“The wins come after Democrats lost nearly 1,000 state legislative seats during President Barack Obama’s tenure, a slide they’ve been trying to reverse for several cycles.”

“They will also have control of the Senate after flipping seats in Republican strongholds including North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Kansas (which sent a Democrat to the Senate for the first time since 1932).”

“Senate control up for grabs in states Trump carried Originally, Democrats believed they only had a narrow path to the majority, and their plan required flipping seats in Alaska, Ohio, Maine and North Carolina.”

“Roy Cooper’s win against Republican Michael Whatley in North Carolina gives Democrats a key victory as they try to gain at least four seats now held by Republicans.”

“To net the four seats that Democrats need to take control, they must win states that Trump won.”

“The most likely way for Democrats to take control of the Senate is to also flip seats in Alaska, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas — all states with significant trade relationships with Canada.”

“A narrow battlefield expands slightly in unpredictable midterm year Republicans are hoping the smaller number of competitive seats puts a low ceiling on what Democrats can win on Nov. 3.”

“A single seat could sway power in some states In North Carolina, Republicans need to gain just one state House seat — without losing any Senate seats — to reestablish a three-fifths supermajority.”

“And though Democrats must still win several seats Republicans hold to win back the majority, the GOP is looking more at protecting seats they already hold than picking up Georgia, and they are signaling serious problems in North Carolina.”

“Vance has also been to Iowa, Ohio, Maine and North Carolina to bolster Republican candidates, while Trump is also hitting the road.”

“Democrats focus on winning in Washington and beyond Democrats are confident they can win the handful of seats they need to regain control of the House.”