Republicans seize Senate control and GOP gains reshape House
Republicans swept Congress early Wednesday building on President Bush's term with seven new GOP senators and wins in Georgia Missouri and New Hampshire. Jeb Bush won Florida while Democrats lost governorships in Pennsylvania Michigan Illinois and Wisconsin. Maryland elected Republican Robert Ehrlich the first since the 1960s, as party leadership questions emerged for House Democrats.
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Governors race results reshape party control nationwide
Voters in 36 states elected governors as Republicans won two marquee races in Florida and South Carolina while Kathleen Kennedy Townsend lost Maryland. Democrats captured new governorships in Maine New Mexico Oklahoma Tennessee and Wisconsin. Illinois elected Democrat Rod Blagojevich, giving the state its first Democratic governor in 25 years. Outcomes in New England were split with several GOP holdovers, Vermont pending, and the final balance hinging on a few close contests.
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