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LANSING — The last time Michigan had a Democratic trifecta during a lame-duck legislative session was 1934. That year, Michigan's longest-serving U.S. senator — the late Carl Levin — was ...
In 2022, Democrats made history when Michigan voters reelected Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and flipped the state House and Senate from GOP control, delivering the first Democratic trifecta in 40 years.
But a Democratic-led state government trifecta was necessary the last two years to pass such things as gun control measures and tax policy, she said. Democrats focus on protecting reproductive rights as their pitch for keeping hold of all facets of state government even though abortion access is enshrined in the state's constitution.
The most recent trifecta is held by the Republican Party since January 20, 2025. The longest trifectas were two stints of 14 years, one for each major party: 1932–1946 for the Democrats, coinciding with Franklin D. Roosevelt 's three terms plus Harry S. Truman 's first two years, and 1897–1911 for the Republicans, spanning the presidencies ...
The Michigan Democratic Party controls all four statewide offices and a majority in the Michigan Senate. Democrats hold both of Michigan's U.S. Senate seats, six of the state's 13 U.S. House seats, and majorities on the elected governing boards of the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Wayne State University as well as a majority on the State Board of Education.
The balance of power in the evenly split Michigan House of Representatives will be decided Tuesday, as voters in two metro Detroit House districts vote in special elections to fill a pair of ...
4 National Conference of State Legislatures. Their latest tables ... Republican trifecta: 23 Democratic trifecta 17 ... Michigan 148 38 20 18 110 56 54 Dem
Year Statewide map Congressional delegation 1973–1982 1/3/1973–1/3/1974: 7 Democrats, 12 Republicans 1/3/1974–1/3/1975: 9 Democrats, 10 Republicans