
凤凰城——亚利桑那州民主党赢得了两院控制权并保住了州长职位,使该党自1966年以来首次在该州实现“三权合一”,因为民主党在本周的全国选举中取得重大进展,并夺得了国会两院控制权。
PHOENIX — Democrats in Arizona won control of both legislative chambers and retained the governor’s office, giving the party its first trifecta in the state since 1966 as Democrats made major gains nationwide in this week’s elections and took control of both chambers of Congress .
在首个任期内,民主党州长凯蒂·霍布斯否决了共和党主导的立法机构通过的540多项法案,涉及税收、移民和投票法律等政策。霍布斯表示,她希望解决水资源问题和可负担性问题,并打击该州学校券计划中的欺诈和滥用行为。
In her first term, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs had vetoed more than 540 measures passed by the Republican-led Legislature on policies including taxes, immigration and voting laws. Hobbs has said she’s looking to address water issues and affordability, and take on fraud and abuse in the state’s school voucher program.
美联社在周五宣布了足够多的立法选举结果,确认两院均已易手。该新闻机构单独宣布每场选举结果,根据选举官员何时统计选票以及选情有多胶着,可能需要投票后数天。今年没有发生重大争议或混乱。
The Associated Press called enough legislative races to confirm that both chambers flipped on Friday. The news organization calls races individually and it can take several days after voting, depending on when election officials tally the votes and how close the elections are. There have not been major disputes or disruptions this year.
在亚利桑那州,共和党控制众议院已有60年,控制参议院则始于20世纪90年代初。
In Arizona, Republicans have held the House for 60 years and the Senate since the early 1990s.
总体而言,民主党在至少六个此前与共和党分享权力的州实现了全面控制——即同时掌控州议会两院和州长办公室。除了亚利桑那州,这些胜利还发生在关键摇摆州密歇根州、明尼苏达州、宾夕法尼亚州、内华达州和威斯康星州。
Overall, Democrats took full control — both statehouse chambers and governors’ offices — in at least six states where they previously shared power with Republicans. Besides Arizona, those wins were in the battleground states of Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Wisconsin.
这些权力易手不仅发生在通常具有竞争力的州。民主党赢得了德克萨斯州众议院控制权,共和党自2003年以来一直控制该议院,并选出吉娜·伊诺霍萨为该州自1994年乔治·W·布什击败安·理查兹以来的首位民主党州长。共和党保住了州参议院。
The flips weren’t just in states that are normally competitive. Democrats won control of the Texas House, which Republicans have held since 2003, and elected Gina Hinojosa as the state’s first Democratic governor since George W. Bush ousted Ann Richards in 1994. Republicans held onto the state Senate.
民主党还在缅因州和北卡罗来纳州夺得了立法机构下院控制权,在新罕布什尔州夺得了两院控制权,共和党的凯利·阿约特在该州连任。随着更多州的结果统计完成,这一数字可能还会增加。
Democrats also flipped the lower chambers of the legislatures in Maine and North Carolina and both chambers in New Hampshire, where Republican Kelly Ayotte was reelected. The count could grow as results are tallied in additional states.
全美州立法机构会议表示,这很可能成为自2010年选举以来,立法席位和议院易手政党最多的一次选举;当时正值大衰退,共和党在全国范围内接管了多个州政府。
The National Council of State Legislatures says it’s likely to end up as the election with the most legislative seats and chambers changing parties since the 2010 election, when Republicans took over governments across the country amid the Great Recession.
民主党还将在至少28个州掌握州长职位。阿拉斯加州和堪萨斯州的结果仍在统计中。
Democrats will also hold the governor’s office in at least 28 states. Results are still pending in Alaska and Kansas.