
3日投開票の米中間選挙の知事選で、民主党が各地で勝利を収めた。共和党の牙城テキサス州で36年ぶりに民主党候補が勝利し、初となる黒人女性と先住民女性の知事も誕生した。
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米中間選挙では全米50州のうち36州で知事選が実施され、トランプ政権の政策遂行に影響を及ぼす可能性がある。
【ワシントン時事】3日投開票の米中間選挙では、知事選でも野党民主党が各地で勝利を収めた。共和党の牙城である南部テキサス州では、共和党現職を破って36年ぶりに民主党候補が勝利。知事として初となる黒人女性と先住民女性も当選を確実にした。
米中間選挙、共和大敗 民主、上下両院で多数派奪還―トランプ氏の求心力低下
知事選は全米50州のうち36州で実施された。CNNテレビによると、米東部時間4日午前2時(日本時間同日午後4時)時点で、民主党が共和党から4州を奪って16州を制した。共和党は10州で勝利。激戦の中西部カンザス州など10州が未確定となっている。非改選を含めると民主党の知事は26州、共和党は18州。知事は強い権限を持っており、トランプ政権の政策遂行に影響を及ぼす可能性がある。
テキサス州では、3期目の共和党現職グレッグ・アボット氏を民主党のジーナ・イノホサ州下院議員が破った。南部ジョージア州では、民主党の黒人女性ケイシャ・ランス・ボトムズ前アトランタ市長が初勝利。西部ニューメキシコ州は、民主党の先住民女性デブ・ハーランド前内務長官が制した。
2028年大統領選候補に取り沙汰される複数の民主党現職も再選を決めた。東部ペンシルベニア州ではジョシュ・シャピロ知事が再選。中西部イリノイ州のJ・B・プリツカー知事と、東部メリーランド州のウェス・ムーア知事もそれぞれ勝利した。
現職ギャビン・ニューサム氏が多選制限で出馬できなかった西部カリフォルニア州は、民主党のハビエル・ベセラ前厚生長官を選出。南部フロリダ州は接戦の末、共和党のバイロン・ドナルズ下院議員に決まった。

In the U.S. midterm Senate election, which was counted on the 3rd, Republicans lost seats in battleground states such as Texas and Ohio. The Democratic Party showed momentum, winning Kansas for the first time in 94 years and Texas for the first time in 38 years.

Votes were counted on the 3rd in the midterm elections in which the evaluation of the Trump administration was questioned, and the opposition Democratic Party regained the majority in both houses of Congress. President Trump admitted defeat in an interview on the 4th, and is expected to have a difficult time managing his administration for the remaining two years of his term.

Supporters exploded with joy when it was reported that the Democratic Party had an advantage in Texas and Michigan, which were close contests in the U.S. midterm elections for the U.S. Senate on the 3rd. Expectations are high for the Democratic Party to make strides against a backdrop of dissatisfaction with rising prices and widening inequality.

In the U.S. midterm elections where high prices were the biggest issue, voters in Detroit, Austin and other cities voiced their opinions at voting booths. While there was an outpouring of dissatisfaction with rising inflation following the start of military operations against Iran, there were also voices of support for President Trump.

On Bunka Day, the Order of Culture Parent Ceremony was held at the Imperial Palace, where seven people, including Kenzo Go, a professor emeritus at Tokyo University of Science who is scheduled to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, received the medal from His Majesty the Emperor. Shigeru Miyamoto was absent, and a press conference was held after the ceremony.

In the U.S. midterm Senate elections, which were counted on the 3rd, the Republican Party lost several seats in battleground states such as Texas. In Ohio, Republican Sen. John Husted, who is aiming to replace Vice President Vance, lost to former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, which could have an impact on the race to succeed Mr. Trump. It was the first Democratic victory in Texas in 38 years, and the first Democratic victory in Kansas in 94 years.