MADISON — Democrats made significant gains across Wisconsin in Tuesday’s general election, flipping seats in both chambers of the state Legislature and winning the governor’s race.
According to unofficial results, Democrats flipped eight seats in the state Assembly and three in the state Senate, putting the party on track to control both chambers for the first time in years.
Democrat David Crowley also won the governor’s race, positioning Democrats for unified control of state government for the first time since 2010.
The gains extended to Wisconsin’s congressional delegation, where Democrats won two closely watched races.
Rebecca Cooke defeated Republican incumbent Derrick Van Orden in the 3rd Congressional District, while Mitchell Berman unseated Republican Bryan Steil in the 1st District. The results leave Wisconsin’s eight-member congressional delegation evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans.
Several longtime Republican-held legislative seats also changed hands.
In the Assembly, Republican incumbents Pat Snyder of Weston, Clint Moses of Menomonie and Shannon Zimmerman of River Falls lost their reelection bids. All three represented districts that supported President ...