# Dems Win First Trifecta Since 1966 In Formerly Solid Red State

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dems-win-first-trifecta-since-1966-in-formerly-solid-red-state/
- Published: 2026-11-07T14:48:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T16:04:19+00:00
- Original publisher: The Daily Caller (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/07/arizona-democrats-win-legislature-2026
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- Democrats won Arizona’s first trifecta since 1966.
- They captured at least 31 House and 17 Senate seats.
- Five new Democratic trifectas could lift the compact to 283 electoral votes.

## Summary

Arizona Democrats have won control of both chambers of the state legislature while retaining the governor’s office, ending 60 years of Republican control in the House. It is the party’s first state-level trifecta there since 1966 and gives Governor Katie Hobbs a legislature more aligned with her priorities.

The Associated Press called at least 31 of 60 House seats and 17 of 30 Senate seats for Democrats; Republicans previously held those chambers by 33–27 and 17–13 margins. Hobbs vetoed more than 540 bills during her first term, a state record, and has highlighted water, affordability and school voucher spending. The result may also affect the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact: Arizona and four other states with new Democratic trifectas could raise its membership to 283 electoral votes, above the 270 needed for the agreement to take effect.

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