Two-thirds of the states will elect governors in this year’s midterm elections, as both Democrats and Republicans stockpile hundreds of millions of dollars in the battle for control of statehouses across the nation.
As primary election season kicks off Tuesday, in which incumbent governors in Arkansas and Texas are likely to skate to renomination, Democrats and Republicans are projecting optimism that the midterms will break their way. But in the face of stubbornly high costs and President Donald Trump’s sinking approval rating, Republicans are conscious that history is not on their side.
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