Six state legislature races to watch in November - Washington Examiner

A number of state legislatures are up for grabs this election cycle as Republicans and Democrats jockey for control with each local seat they contest.

Democrats are worried they could lose state legislative seats in a scenario similar to when they won control of Congress and the White House in 2020 but hemorrhaged support in local races.

Democrats have expressed optimism about their chances to flip the state legislature this November .

Democrats are targeting the state’s House , which is unusual in that it has 400 members, the largest of any state chamber.

The state of New Hampshire is controlled by Republicans in both its state House and Senate .

Democrats are hoping to prevent “ballot roll-off” in the state, a phenomenon when voters vote for the top of the ticket but not complete their ballots.

Republicans are trying to be more inclusive to sell themselves to voters this November .

Democrats have little chance of taking control of the legislatures in Kansas and Georgia .

However, Democrats have historically struggled with rural voters, who are widely represented in both states.

“The greatest hill is letting people know we exist,” said Shawn Holster , president and chairman of the Minneapolis Republicans .