(CNN) Much of the attention on Election Night will be on the battle for control in Congress, but there will also be 36 governors' races across the country. Republicans currently control 26 of these seats compared to Democrats' nine and one independent. Now you may be wondering why governors' races matter. In a number of states, the strong Democratic performance in governor's races will help them when it comes to the next round of redistricting after the 2020 Census. The result was that more Republicans were able to win House races that they might not otherwise been able to.

Source: CNN November 05, 2018 18:56 UTC