The balance of power could flip in Washington after next year’s midterm elections if Republicans win a House and/or Senate majority. But state legislatures and governor’s mansions could be in for dramatic changes as well. With 36 governorships up in 2022, here are five among the most likely to change party control.
Georgia
If Georgia Republicans want to maintain control of the Peach State’s governor’s mansion, they will have to unify behind a candidate after what's shaping up to be a brutal primary.
Former Sen. David Purdue, backed by former President Donald Trump, is running a primary campaign against incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. The first-term governor sparked Trump's ire for not backing his baseless claims of a stolen election in 2020, when Georgia chose a Democratic presidential nominee for the first time since 1992. Trump vowed revenge against Kemp and other GOP officials who did not overturn election results.
Purdue in January was defeated for reelection to his Senate seat.
