▁net ▁of ▁six ▁state ▁governor ships ; ▁Democr ats ▁won ▁control ▁of ▁five ▁governor ships ▁previously ▁controlled ▁by ▁Republic ans , ▁but ▁Republic ans ▁took ▁ 1 1 ▁governor ships . ▁ ▁Other ▁state - wide ▁officer ▁elections ▁In ▁many ▁states ▁where ▁the ▁following ▁positions ▁are ▁elected ▁offices , ▁vot ers ▁elected ▁state ▁executive ▁branch ▁offices ▁( including ▁Lieutenant ▁Govern ors ▁( though ▁some ▁will ▁be ▁voted ▁for ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁ticket ▁as ▁the ▁g ubern atorial ▁nom ine e ), ▁Secretary ▁of ▁state , ▁state ▁Tre as urer , ▁state ▁Aud itor , ▁state ▁Att orney ▁General , ▁state ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁Education , ▁Commission ers ▁of ▁ ▁In sur ance , ▁Agricult ure ▁or , ▁Labor , ▁etc .) ▁and ▁state ▁jud icial ▁branch ▁offices ▁( se ats ▁on ▁state ▁Supreme ▁Cour ts ▁and , ▁in ▁some ▁states , ▁state ▁app ell ate ▁courts ). ▁ ▁State ▁legisl ative ▁elections ▁ ▁All ▁states ▁except ▁Louisiana , ▁Mississippi , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁Virginia ▁held ▁elections ▁for ▁their ▁state ▁legisl atures . ▁ ▁Republic ans ▁made ▁substantial ▁g ains ▁in ▁state ▁legisl atures ▁across ▁the ▁nation . ▁Tw enty ▁ch amb ers ▁f li pped ▁from ▁Democratic ▁to ▁Republican ▁control , ▁giving ▁Republic ans ▁full ▁control ▁of ▁eleven ▁state ▁legisl atures ▁and ▁control ▁of ▁one ▁chamber ▁in ▁Colorado , ▁Iowa ▁and ▁New ▁York . 1 ▁Additionally , ▁Republic ans ▁gained ▁enough ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Oregon ▁House ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁ 3 0 - 3 0 ▁party ▁split , ▁pushing ▁Democr ats ▁into