斯科特·鲍尔、杰夫·马尔维希尔 威斯康星州麦迪逊——民主党人在中期选举期间于州政府层面取得全面进展，掌控了多个州议会，并改变了部分摇摆州和历史上倾向共和党的州的权力平衡。
SCOTT BAUER, GEOFF MULVIHILL MADISON, Wis. — Democrats made sweeping gains in state governments during the midterm elections , taking control of several legislatures and shifting the balance of power across some battleground and historically Republican-leaning states.
该党在明尼苏达州和威斯康星州实现了全面掌控——即同时拿下州议会两院和州长职位——并可能赢得更多州，从而获得更多“三连胜”（州长及议会两院均由同一政党控制）。
The party took full control — both statehouse chambers and governors’ offices — in Minnesota and Wisconsin and could pick up more states to earn additional trifectas.
这些胜利给该党带来压力，要求其回应选民的愤怒——选民对油价、通货膨胀、可负担住房以及不断上涨的生活成本感到不满。州政府塑造着影响日常生活的广泛政策，包括税率和堕胎权、学校选择和教育经费、数据中心开发，以及人工智能和执法监控摄像头的使用。
The wins put pressure on the party to answer to an electorate angry over the price of gas, inflation, affordable housing and the rising cost of living. State governments shape a wide array of policies affecting everyday lives, including tax rates and abortion rights, school choice and education funding, data center development, and the use of artificial intelligence and law-enforcement surveillance cameras .
“现在是兑现承诺的时候了，”威斯康星州民主党主席德文·雷米克说。
“Now it’s time to deliver,” Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Devin Remiker said.
民主党人成功翻转了摇摆州威斯康星州议会两院的控制权，打破了共和党长达16年的多数地位，并保住了州长职位。他们还赢回了邻近明尼苏达州议会的全面控制权，并保住了州长职位，再获一个三连胜。
Democrats succeeded in flipping control of both chambers of the Legislature in battleground Wisconsin, breaking a 16-year Republican majority, and retained the governor’s office. They also won back full control of the Legislature in neighboring Minnesota and retained the governor’s office for another trifecta.
民主党人也有望在总统选举摇摆州宾夕法尼亚州和密歇根州赢得三连胜。
Democrats also were in position to win trifectas in the presidential battlegrounds of Pennsylvania and Michigan.
此外，该党在八个州的九个立法机构中打破或阻止了共和党的绝对多数地位，这八个州是：佛罗里达州、南卡罗来纳州、印第安纳州、密苏里州、艾奥瓦州、俄亥俄州、堪萨斯州和北卡罗来纳州。
And the party broke or prevented Republican supermajorities in nine legislative chambers in eight states: Florida, South Carolina, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Ohio, Kansas and North Carolina.
威斯康星州和其他摇摆州的民主党人将面临重新划分国会选区的压力，正如唐纳德·特朗普总统在本次选举前成功敦促八个共和党州所做的那样。但这一做法适得其反，共和党人失去了他们原本瞄准翻转的大部分民主党席位，以及其他他们本以为稳赢的席位。
There will be pressure on Democrats in Wisconsin and other battleground states to redraw congressional maps, just as President Donald Trump successfully urged eight Republican states to do ahead of this election. But that backfired , with Republicans losing most of the Democratic-held seats they had targeted to flip and others they had banked on winning.
即使在有利于威斯康星州共和党人的选区划分下，民主党人还是在周二的选举中赢得了两个国会席位。这意味着该州在2027年的国会代表团将势均力敌。
Even under maps that favor Republicans in Wisconsin, Democrats picked up two congressional seats in Tuesday’s races. That means the state will have an evenly divided congressional delegation in 2027.
民主党人还将在2027年至少保住28个州长职位，并在佐治亚州、艾奥瓦州、俄亥俄州和得克萨斯州取得胜利——这些州长期由共和党人掌控。
Democrats will also hold at least 28 governorships in 2027, with pickups in Georgia, Iowa, Ohio and Texas — states long held by Republicans.
这些胜利之前，民主党人在巴拉克·奥巴马总统任期内失去了近1000个州议会席位，这是他们几个选举周期以来一直试图扭转的下滑趋势。
The wins come after Democrats lost nearly 1,000 state legislative seats during President Barack Obama’s tenure, a slide they’ve been trying to reverse for several cycles.
民主党立法竞选委员会主席希瑟·威廉姆斯表示，民主党人赢得了“州议会中历史性的权力水平”。她说，自20世纪80年代以来，民主党人从未在全国范围内翻转这么多席位。
Heather Williams, president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, said Democrats won “historic levels of power in statehouses.”She said Democrats hadn’t flipped this many seats nationwide since the 1980s.
“我们州议会权力平衡的转变将产生本次选举中一些最持久的影响，”她说。
“The shift in the balance of power in our statehouses will have some of the longest-lasting impacts of this election,” she said.
在立法会议之后，食品杂货、住房、医疗保健、汽油和公用事业账单的成本成为主要的竞选话题，这些会议充斥着旨在让美国人生活更负担得起的法案，同时也提供税收减免，并遏制数据中心的发展和人工智能的使用。
The cost of groceries, housing, healthcare, gas and utility bills were major campaign talking points after legislative sessions packed with bills aiming to make life more affordable for Americans, while also providing tax relief and reining in data center development and the use of artificial intelligence.
即将到来的立法会议可能会看到重大努力，以减轻中产阶级的税收负担、放宽住房监管、扩大医疗保健的可及性，并迫使公用事业公司和数据中心开发商采取更多措施阻止电费上涨。
The coming legislative session could see major efforts to lighten the tax burden on the middle class, relax housing regulations, expand access to healthcare, and force utilities and data center developers to do more to stop electricity bills from rising.
赢得连任的宾夕法尼亚州民主党州长乔什·夏皮罗周二晚上告诉他的支持者，人们希望他和议员们将最低工资提高到每小时15美元，投资于基础设施、儿童、警察和社区，并将女性的堕胎权写入州宪法。
Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who won reelection, told his supporters on Tuesday night that people want him and lawmakers to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, invest in infrastructure, kids, police and communities, and enshrine abortion rights for women in the state Constitution.
其他新当选的州长，包括威斯康星州的大卫·克劳利和明尼苏达州的艾米·克洛布彻，表示他们希望与共和党人合作。
Other newly elected governors, including Wisconsin’s David Crowley and Minnesota’s Amy Klobuchar, said they wanted to work with Republicans.
“我没有兴趣把明尼苏达州推向左边或右边；我想推动我们向前发展，”克洛布彻说。她甚至向她的民主党支持者发出了警告。“剧透提醒：你们可能不会喜欢我做的每一件事，”她说。
“I am not interested in moving Minnesota to the left or the right; I want to move us forward,” Klobuchar said. She even had a warning for her Democratic supporters. “Spoiler alert: You may not like every single thing I do,” she said.
马尔维希尔在新泽西州哈登菲尔德报道。美联社记者马克·利维亦有贡献。
Mulvihill reported from Haddonfield, New Jersey. Associated Press reporter Marc Levy contributed.