In 5 states, Republicans may lose every statewide executive race on the ballot

Single-holder executive offices only; excludes courts, commissions and federal offices.

Data: Associated Press; Axios analysis; Chart: Andrew Pantazi/AxiosDemocrats' midterm gains extended deep into the machinery of state government: They swept every statewide executive office on the ballot in Texas, Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin and Arizona.Why it matters: These low-profile victories will shape what millions of Americans pay for electricity, what their kids read in class and which party runs the 2028 presidential election in key states.The big picture: Democrats captured five Republican governorships, in Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Iowa and Nevada.

But the scale of their gains becomes clearer farther down the ballot.Georgia: Democrats wrested all eight statewide executive offices on the ballot, including governor, attorney general, secretary of state and school superintendent.Texas: They flipped all six posts, defeating Gov.

Greg Abbott and Lt.

Gov.

Dan Patrick in a state that hadn't elected a Democrat to statewide office in 32 years.Nevada: Democrats won all six executive offices, flipping governor, lieutenant governor and controller.Wisconsin: Democrats completed their Badger State domination, picking up the office of treasurer, the sole statewide office still held by a Republican.Arizona: Democrats held governor, attorney general and secretary of state.

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