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color:#ee971e">Elections by state </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="SingleDropdown"><select id="dropdownOne" class="styled-dropdown"><option value="Alabama elections, 2024">Alabama</option><option value="Alaska elections, 2024">Alaska</option><option value="Arizona elections, 2024">Arizona</option><option value="Arkansas elections, 2024">Arkansas</option><option value="California elections, 2024">California</option><option value="Colorado elections, 2024">Colorado</option><option value="Connecticut elections, 2024">Connecticut</option><option value="Delaware elections, 2024">Delaware</option><option value="Florida elections, 2024">Florida</option><option value="Georgia elections, 2024">Georgia</option><option value="Hawaii elections, 2024">Hawaii</option><option value="Idaho elections, 2024">Idaho</option><option value="Illinois elections, 2024">Illinois</option><option value="Indiana elections, 2024">Indiana</option><option value="Iowa elections, 2024">Iowa</option><option value="Kansas elections, 2024">Kansas</option><option value="Kentucky elections, 2024">Kentucky</option><option value="Louisiana elections, 2024">Louisiana</option><option value="Maine elections, 2024">Maine</option><option value="Maryland elections, 2024">Maryland</option><option value="Massachusetts elections, 2024">Massachusetts</option><option value="Michigan elections, 2024">Michigan</option><option value="Minnesota elections, 2024">Minnesota</option><option value="Mississippi elections, 2024">Mississippi</option><option value="Missouri elections, 2024">Missouri</option><option value="Montana elections, 2024">Montana</option><option value="Nebraska elections, 2024">Nebraska</option><option value="Nevada elections, 2024">Nevada</option><option value="New Hampshire elections, 2024">New Hampshire</option><option value="New Jersey elections, 2024">New Jersey</option><option value="New Mexico elections, 2024">New Mexico</option><option value="New York elections, 2024">New York</option><option value="North Carolina elections, 2024">North Carolina</option><option value="North Dakota elections, 2024">North Dakota</option><option value="Ohio elections, 2024">Ohio</option><option value="Oklahoma elections, 2024">Oklahoma</option><option value="Oregon elections, 2024">Oregon</option><option value="Pennsylvania elections, 2024">Pennsylvania</option><option value="Rhode Island elections, 2024">Rhode Island</option><option value="South Carolina elections, 2024">South Carolina</option><option value="South Dakota elections, 2024">South Dakota</option><option value="Tennessee elections, 2024">Tennessee</option><option value="Texas elections, 2024">Texas</option><option value="Utah elections, 2024">Utah</option><option value="Vermont elections, 2024">Vermont</option><option value="Virginia elections, 2024">Virginia</option><option value="Washington elections, 2024">Washington</option><option value="West Virginia elections, 2024">West Virginia</option><option value="Wisconsin elections, 2024">Wisconsin</option><option value="Wyoming elections, 2024">Wyoming</option></select><button value="Submit" class="form-control" text="Submit">Submit</button></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Veto-proof supermajority status changed in seven states as a result of the 2024 elections. <b style="color:#334aab">Democrats</b> lost supermajority status in <a href="/New_York" title="New York">New York</a> and <a href="/Vermont" title="Vermont">Vermont</a> and gained it in <a href="/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a>, while <b style="color:#ab333f">Republicans</b> lost supermajority status in <a href="/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a> and <a href="/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> and gained it in <a href="/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> and <a href="/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a>. </p><p>Forty-four states held elections for at least one state legislative chamber. In total, there were veto-proof majorities in 29 state legislatures before the election—nine Democratic and 20 Republican. After the election, <b>there were veto-proof majorities in 28 state legislatures</b>—eight Democratic and 20 Republican. </p><p>State governors may veto bills advanced by the state legislature. With sufficient support—between one-half and two-thirds of sitting legislators, depending on the state—state legislatures may overturn a gubernatorial veto. When one party controls enough seats to overturn a veto without any support from the other party, a legislature can be said to hold a <a href="/Supermajority" title="Supermajority">veto-proof majority</a>. These are most important when the governor belongs to the opposite party as the veto-proof legislature. </p><p>Heading into the 2024 elections, four states had a governor of one party and a veto-proof state legislative majority of the opposing party: Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Vermont. After the elections, <b><a href="/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a></b> and <b><a href="/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a></b> maintained that status, <b>North Carolina</b> and <b>Vermont</b> lost that status, and no new state became a veto-proof legislature with an opposing party governor. </p><p>Two states—<b><a href="/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a></b> and <b><a href="/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></b>—could have switched to having a veto-proof majority and an opposing party governor as a result of the 2024 elections, but neither state's legislative majority reached its supermajority threshold. <a href="/Veto-proof_state_legislatures_and_opposing_party_governors_in_the_2024_elections#States_that_have_the_potential_to_form_a_veto-proof_legislative_majority_and_an_opposing_governor_in_the_2024_elections" title="Veto-proof state legislatures and opposing party governors in the 2024 elections">Click here</a> to learn more about potential supermajorities. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Status_of_veto-proof_majorities_following_the_2024_elections"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Status of veto-proof majorities following the 2024 elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Veto-proof_majorities_and_opposing-party_governors"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Veto-proof majorities and opposing-party governors</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#States_with_veto-proof_majorities_and_opposing-party_governors"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">States with veto-proof majorities and opposing-party governors</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#States_with_potential_for_veto-proof_state_legislatures_and_opposing_party_governors"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">States with potential for veto-proof state legislatures and opposing party governors</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Summary_of_election_outcomes"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Summary of election outcomes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Analysis_for_2022"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Analysis for 2022</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#State_legislatures_with_veto-proof_majorities"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">State legislatures with veto-proof majorities</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#State_legislatures_with_veto-proof_majorities_and_governor_of_the_opposing_party"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">State legislatures with veto-proof majorities and governor of the opposing party</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Status_of_veto-proof_majorities_following_the_2024_elections">Status of veto-proof majorities following the 2024 elections</span></h2> <p> </p><div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351617089-0"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1548351617089-0'); }); </script> </div><div id="div-hre-Ballotpedia---New-3049" class="publirAds"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { if (event.slot.getSlotElementId() == "div-hre-Ballotpedia---New-3049") {googletag.display("div-hre-Ballotpedia---New-3049");} });});</script></div><p> Of the 44 states that held elections in at least one legislative chamber, eight state legislatures had Democratic supermajorities before the election, 18 had Republican supermajorities, and 18 did not have a supermajority. After the elections, seven had Democratic supermajorities, 18 had Republican supermajorities, and 19 did not have a supermajority. The table below shows the veto-proof majority statuses of those states before and after the elections. </p><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> <table class="marqueetable" cellpadding="6px" border="0" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color: white;">Partisan breakdown of veto-proof majorities on the ballot </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;" rowspan="1"><b>Party</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;" rowspan="1"><b>As of the 2024 elections</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;" rowspan="1"><b>Net change</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;" rowspan="1"><b>After the 2024 elections</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td>8</td> <td><i>-1</i></td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>18</td> <td><i>0</i></td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> No veto-proof majority</td> <td>18</td> <td><i>+1</i></td> <td>19 </td></tr> </tbody></table><p><br /> </p><p>Across all 50 state legislatures, there were nine Democratic supermajorities, 20 Republican supermajorities, and 21 states without a supermajority before the elections. After the elections, eight state legislatures had Democratic supermajorities, 20 had Republican supermajorities, and 22 did not have a supermajority. The table below shows the veto-proof majority statuses of all 50 states before and after the elections. </p> <table class="marqueetable" cellpadding="6px" border="0" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color: white;">Partisan breakdown of veto-proof majorities across all 50 states </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;" rowspan="1"><b>Party</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;" rowspan="1"><b>As of the 2024 elections</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;" rowspan="1"><b>Net change</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;" rowspan="1"><b>After the 2024 elections</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td>9</td> <td><i>-1</i></td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>20</td> <td><i>0</i></td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> No veto-proof majority</td> <td>21</td> <td><i>+1</i></td> <td>22 </td></tr> </tbody></table><p><br /> </p><p>The map below shows the veto-proof majority status across all 50 states after the 2024 elections. </p><p><iframe title="Veto-proof majorities election results, 2024" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-uVc8q" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/uVc8q/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" height="400" class="data-wrapper-vnt"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script> <style> .data-wrapper-vnt { width: 65% !important; } @media screen and (max-width: 600px) { .data-wrapper-vnt { width: 100% !important; } } </style> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Veto-proof_majorities_and_opposing-party_governors">Veto-proof majorities and opposing-party governors</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Veto-proof_state_legislatures_and_opposing_party_governors_in_the_2024_elections" title="Veto-proof state legislatures and opposing party governors in the 2024 elections">Veto-proof state legislatures and opposing party governors in the 2024 elections</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Veto-proof majorities are most important when the other party controls the governorship. This creates more opportunities for legislatures to override gubernatorial vetoes. Heading into 2024, the 29 state legislatures where one party had a veto-proof majority in both chambers included <b>four states where the governor was a member of a different political party than the veto-proof majority</b>: Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Vermont. <b>Kansas</b> and <b>Kentucky</b> maintained that status, while <b>North Carolina</b> and <b>Vermont</b> lost it. </p><p>Two states—<b>Nevada</b> and <b>Wisconsin</b>—had the potential to have veto-proof majorities and opposing party governors as a result of the 2024 elections. <b>Neither state acquired that status following the elections</b>. </p><p>The table below shows the status of the four states that had veto-proof majorities and opposing party governors and the two states that had the potential to acquire that status before and after the 2024 elections. </p> <center> <table class="marqueetable endorsements" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="75%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white"><b>Veto-proof majorities and opposing party governors</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;"> </th> <th colspan="3" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Before 2024 elections </th> <th colspan="3" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">After 2024 elections </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;"> </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;">Legislative control </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;">Gubernatorial control </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;">Veto-proof legislature and opposing party governor? </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;">Legislative control </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;">Gubernatorial control </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;">Veto-proof legislature and opposing party governor? </th></tr> <tr> <td>Kansas</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Supermajority</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Supermajority</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kentucky</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Supermajority</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Supermajority</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>North Carolina</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Supermajority</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> No supermajority</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr> <td>Vermont</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Supermajority</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> No supermajority</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nevada</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> No supermajority</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td>No</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> No supermajority</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wisconsin</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> No supermajority</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td>No</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> No supermajority</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td>No </td></tr> </tbody></table></center> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="States_with_veto-proof_majorities_and_opposing-party_governors">States with veto-proof majorities and opposing-party governors</span></h3> <p><a href="/Kansas_elections,_2024" title="Kansas elections, 2024">Kansas</a> and <a href="/Kentucky_elections,_2024" title="Kentucky elections, 2024">Kentucky</a> both maintained their veto-proof status and remained Republican supermajorities with Democratic governors as a result of the 2024 elections. <a href="/Vermont_elections,_2024" title="Vermont elections, 2024">Vermont</a> lost its veto-proof majority status. Before the election, Democrats in Vermont held one more than the 20 Senate seats required and seven more than the 100 House seats required for supermajority control. As of Nov. 18, Democrats won 16 Senate seats and 78 House seats, with five races uncalled.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> <a href="/North_Carolina_elections,_2024" title="North Carolina elections, 2024">North Carolina</a> Republicans also lost their supermajority status following a key Democratic pickup in the House.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> Republicans needed to maintain all 72 of their House seats to keep their veto-proof majority. </p><p>The map below shows the states that have a veto-proof legislature and opposing party governor after the 2024 elections. </p><p><iframe title="Veto-proof state legislatures and opposing party governors after the 2024 elections" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-Dv4Nu" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/Dv4Nu/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="599" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="States_with_potential_for_veto-proof_state_legislatures_and_opposing_party_governors">States with potential for veto-proof state legislatures and opposing party governors</span></h3> <p>Ballotpedia identified <a href="/Veto-proof_state_legislatures_and_opposing_party_governors_in_the_2024_elections" title="Veto-proof state legislatures and opposing party governors in the 2024 elections">two states</a> with state legislative elections in 2024 that had the potential to gain a veto-proof majority of the party opposite the governor: <a href="/Veto-proof_state_legislatures_and_opposing_party_governors_in_the_2024_elections#Nevada" title="Veto-proof state legislatures and opposing party governors in the 2024 elections">Nevada</a> and <a href="/Veto-proof_state_legislatures_and_opposing_party_governors_in_the_2024_elections#Wisconsin" title="Veto-proof state legislatures and opposing party governors in the 2024 elections">Wisconsin</a>. Neither state became a veto-proof legislature and opposing party governor as a result of the 2024 elections. </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/Nevada_State_Legislature" title="Nevada State Legislature">Nevada</a></b>: Heading into the 2024 elections, the <a href="/Governor_of_Nevada" title="Governor of Nevada">governor</a> of <a href="/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> was <a href="/Joe_Lombardo" title="Joe Lombardo">Joe Lombardo</a> (R). In Nevada, two-thirds of the <a href="/Nevada_State_Legislature" title="Nevada State Legislature">state legislature</a> is required to override a gubernatorial veto. Before the election, the <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party">Democratic Party</a> held majorities in both chambers of the legislature that were below the threshold for a veto-proof majority. Democrats had 26-14 majority in the <a href="/Nevada_State_Assembly" title="Nevada State Assembly">Nevada State Assembly</a> (a two-thirds majority would require 28 seats) and a 13-7 majority in the <a href="/Nevada_State_Senate" title="Nevada State Senate">Nevada State Senate</a> (a two-thirds majority would require 14 seats). After the 2024 elections, Democrats had a 27-15 majority in the Assembly and a 13-8 majority in the Senate.</li> <li><b><a href="/Wisconsin_State_Legislature" title="Wisconsin State Legislature">Wisconsin</a></b>: Heading into the 2024 elections, the <a href="/Governor_of_Wisconsin" title="Governor of Wisconsin">governor</a> of <a href="/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> was <a href="/Tony_Evers" title="Tony Evers">Tony Evers</a> (D). In Wisconsin, two-thirds of the <a href="/Wisconsin_State_Legislature" title="Wisconsin State Legislature">state legislature</a> is required to override a gubernatorial veto. Before the election, the <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party">Republican Party</a> reached the two-thirds threshold in the <a href="/Wisconsin_State_Senate" title="Wisconsin State Senate">Wisconsin State Senate</a> with its 22-10 majority but was short of this threshold in the <a href="/Wisconsin_State_Assembly" title="Wisconsin State Assembly">Wisconsin State Assembly</a> with its 64-35 majority. Republicans would need to control 66 Assembly seats to reach the two-thirds threshold. Republicans won 54 Assembly seats and 18 Senate seats. Accordingly, Wisconsin did not become a veto-proof supermajority with an opposing party governor as a result of the 2024 elections.</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Summary_of_election_outcomes">Summary of election outcomes</span></h2> <p>The following table includes state legislatures that <b>gained</b>, <b>lost</b>, or <b>maintained</b> veto-proof majority status in the 2024 elections. </p> <center> <table class="marqueetable sortable" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="75%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white">Veto-proof majority status by state </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Party of governor (2024) </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Party of legislative majority </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Pre-election veto-proof majority? </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Post-election veto-proof majority? </th></tr> <tr> <td>Montana</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr> <td>New York</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr> <td>North Carolina</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr> <td>South Carolina</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>No</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Vermont</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr> <td>California</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Idaho</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Utah</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wyoming</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>North Dakota</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>South Dakota</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nebraska</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kansas</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oklahoma</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Missouri</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Arkansas</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Louisiana</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Illinois</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Indiana</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kentucky</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tennessee</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Alabama</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Florida</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maryland</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Delaware</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Massachusetts</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rhode Island</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hawaii</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>West Virginia</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Connecticut</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democratic</td> <td>No</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>Iowa</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republican</td> <td>No</td> <td>Yes </td></tr> </tbody></table> </center> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Analysis_for_2022">Analysis for 2022</span></h2> <p>Heading into the <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2022" title="State legislative elections, 2022">2022 elections</a>, there were <b>four states</b> with a governor of one party and a veto-proof state legislative majority of the opposing party: <b>Kansas</b>, <b>Kentucky</b>, <b>Maryland</b>, and <b>Massachusetts</b>. There are <b>three states</b>—<b>North Carolina</b>, <b>Vermont</b>, and <b>Wisconsin</b>—that could have switched to having a veto-proof majority and an opposing party governor as a result of the 2022 elections. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="State_legislatures_with_veto-proof_majorities">State legislatures with veto-proof majorities</span></h3> <p>After the November 2022 elections, there were 27 state legislatures where one party held a veto-proof majority in both legislative chambers.<sup id="cite_ref-NE_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NE-3">[3]</a></sup> The number grew to 29 in 2023 due to legislators who <a href="/State_legislators_who_have_switched_political_party_affiliation" title="State legislators who have switched political party affiliation">switched parties</a>. Republicans controlled twenty of the veto-proof legislatures, and Democrats controlled nine. </p> <center><iframe title="State legislatures with veto-proof majorities following the 2022 elections " aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-MUqn3" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/MUqn3/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="573" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<t.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data["datawrapper-height"][a]+"px"}}}))}(); </script></center> <p><br /><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="State_legislatures_with_veto-proof_majorities_and_governor_of_the_opposing_party">State legislatures with veto-proof majorities and governor of the opposing party</span></h3> <p>Two of four states heading into the 2022 elections that had a veto-proof legislative majority and governor of the opposing party—<b>Kentucky</b> and <b>Kansas</b>—maintained that status after the elections. The other two states—<b>Maryland</b> and <b>Massachusetts</b>—no longer have that status since the party that held veto-proof legislative majorities also gained control of the governor's office in the 2022 elections. </p><p><b>Vermont</b> became a state with a veto-proof legislative majority and opposing-party governor as a result of the 2022 elections. <br /><br /> <iframe title="Veto-proof state legislatures and opposing party governors after the 2022 elections" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-0WJ9K" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/0WJ9K/2/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border: none;" width="800" height="614" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<t.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data["datawrapper-height"][a]+"px"}}}))}(); </script> </p><p><br /> </p> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Veto-proof_state_legislatures_and_opposing_party_governors_in_the_2024_elections" title="Veto-proof state legislatures and opposing party governors in the 2024 elections">Veto-proof state legislatures and opposing party governors in the 2024 elections</a></li> <li><a href="/Veto_overrides_in_state_legislatures" title="Veto overrides in state legislatures">Veto overrides in state legislatures</a></li> <li><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2024" title="State legislative elections, 2024">State legislative elections, 2024</a></li> <li><a href="/Election_results,_2024" title="Election results, 2024">Election results, 2024</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2> <p> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; </script> </p> <div class="references-small"><div class="mobile-columns"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/results-vermont.html#SL"><i>New York Times</i>, "Vermont Election Results," accessed November 18, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2024/11/06/nc-democrats-break-gop-legislative-supermajority"><i>Axios Raleigh</i>, "NC Democrats break GOP legislative supermajority," November 6, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NE-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-NE_3-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Even though Nebraska has a unicameral state legislature, it is included in this figure.</i></span> </li> </ol></div></div></div> <table class="navbox" cellspacing="0" style=";"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:2px;"><table cellspacing="0" class="collapsible autocollapse" style="width:100%;background:transparent;color:inherit;;"><tbody><tr><th style=";background:#bbccee;" colspan="2" class="navbox-title"><div style="float:left; width:6em;text-align:left;"><div class="noprint plainlinksneverexpand" style="background-color:transparent; padding:0; white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal; font-size:xx-small; ;background:#bbccee;;border:none;;"><a href="/Template:Analysis_HNT_2024" title="Template:Analysis HNT 2024"><span title="View this template" style=";background:#bbccee;;border:none;;">v</span></a> <span style="font-size:80%;">•</span> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Template:Analysis_HNT_2024&action=edit"><span style="color:#002bb8;;background:#bbccee;;border:none;;" title="You can edit this template. 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