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The battle for control of state legislatures has gotten a little more competitive in recent months, with Democrats still playing defense.

And classified documents are found at Mike Pence's house.

And classified documents are found at Mike Pence's house.

While we unveiled our 2023 odd-year governor ratings on Tuesday, the entire two-year cycle encapsulates ten additional states that will have gubernatorial contests on the ballot in November 2024. As of now, all but one of these states start in the Solid columns, though we expect that to change pending potential retirements.

Americans across both major political parties agree that they value spending time with family and friends, a rare moment of solidarity among the partisan groups.

There are 11 seats still in doubt. And both parties have a shot.

The first polls close at 6 p.m. Eastern Tuesday night. But it will take days to count ballots in the most important states.

And the shadow campaign between Trump and Ron DeSantis played out in Florida on Sunday as the two held dueling rallies.

The midterms are closing with a significant divide between some of the independent polling and polls released by GOP-affiliated firms.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— In our final pre-election handicapping of key down-ballot contests this year, we see 11 secretary of state races and 12 state attorney general races as competitive.— The races attracting the most attention nationally, understandably, are those that involve Republican nominees who have questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election. Whether such candidates can win this year in such presidential battleground states as Arizona and Nevada could have a b...