Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 12, 2020
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October 12, 2020: Sixteen (16) of the nation’s 36 governing trifectas are potentially at risk of being broken during Election 2020. A trifecta exists when one party holds the governorship, a majority in the state senate, and a majority in the state house.[1]
Eight of the potentially vulnerable trifectas are held by Democrats and eight by Republicans.[1]
Vulnerable trifectas:
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Ballotpedia rates the level of vulnerability for each state. Only Florida’s trifecta is considered “highly vulnerable.”[1]
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- State government trifectas
- Governor (state executive office)
- State senates
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