Republicans were not only victorious in the U.S. House but also in state houses across the country. The Nov. 2 election gave the GOP its largest number of seats in state legislatures since the Great Depression, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).
Republicans now hold about 3,890, or 53 percent, of the total state legislative seats in America, the most seats in the GOP column since 1928. The GOP will now control at least 54 of the 99 state legislative chambers.
“2010 will go down as a defining political election that will shape the national political landscape for at least the next 10 years,” said Tim Storey, elections specialist with NCSL.
The North Carolina Senate is now in Republican control for the first time since 1870. The Alabama legislature is under Republican control for the first time since Reconstruction.
Across all states, Republicans gained at least 680 seats, the largest gain by either party since 1966.
There will be also significant turnover in state House and Senate leadership next year. Currently, 32 House Speakers are Democrats and 17 are Republican. Next year, this will change to 30 Republicans and 15 Democrats.
Legislative chambers that have switched are: Alabama House and Senate, Indiana House, Iowa House, Maine House and Senate, Michigan House, Minnesota House and Senate, Montana House, New Hampshire House and Senate, North Carolina House and Senate, Ohio House, Pennsylvania House and Wisconsin Assembly and Senate.
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