(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s outgoing Republican Assembly Speaker says winning the state legislature may be the easy part for Democrats.

Democrats flipped both the State Senate and State Assembly during Tuesday’s midterm election. Democrats defended their seats in the Senate and flipped all four GOP targets. Democrats also defended their Assembly seats and flipped 12 GOP targets.

This January, Democrats will have an 18-15 majority in the Senate and a 53-46 majority in the Assembly.

Speaker Robin Vos took to X Tuesday, however, to warn that Democrats will now have to make good on their promises on affordability and the cost of living.

“Democrats spent the campaign promising lower costs and relief for families while offering few specifics. Their records tell a clearer story. Under Crowley, Milwaukee County nearly doubled its sales tax and raised property-tax levies in five of his six years. He has argued higher taxes are not a burden. Hold on to your wallets. With full control of state government, that approach is now on track to become statewide policy,” Vos wrote.

Vos is leaving the legislature. He did not run for re-election this fall, and Republicans will now have to choose a new leader.

The legislature’s new Democrat leaders are also looking forward.

“We’re grateful that Wisconsinites have placed their trust in Senate Democrats to deliver progress in our state; now it’s time to get to work cutting costs and building a stronger future for our hardworking men and women,” likely new Senate Majority Leader Dianne Hesselbein said in a statement Tuesday night.

"With this trifecta, we will end decades of Republican obstruction and build great schools, help families feel financially secure and to save for retirement. We will hold big tech accountable, protect our rights and freedoms, and make Wisconsin a state where everyone can thrive," likely to-be Democrat Assembly Speaker Greta Neubauer said in a statement of her own.

Democrats in Wisconsin now control the state supreme court, the governor’s mansion, the legislature, and every other statewide office.

Next year will be the first time since 2010 that Democrats will control all three branches of government in the state.