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Republicans offically retain control over House | |
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The House will remain under Republican control after winning 219 districts, following several major blows to the Democrat’s attempts to take back the House. | |
Many Republican representatives ran unopposed. However, the ones who faced Democratic rivals managed to squash them by a landslide in traditionally Republican areas, such as Oklahoma’s Frank D. Lucas (R) who defeated his opponent by 56 percent. | Many Republican representatives ran unopposed. However, the ones who faced Democratic rivals managed to squash them by a landslide in traditionally Republican areas, such as Oklahoma’s Frank D. Lucas (R) who defeated his opponent by 56 percent. |
However, Democrats did pick up one large victory. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (D) defeated incumbent Senator Mark Kirk (R) and gave the Democrats a blue seat in Illinois. | However, Democrats did pick up one large victory. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (D) defeated incumbent Senator Mark Kirk (R) and gave the Democrats a blue seat in Illinois. |
This will be good news for Senator Paul Ryan (R-Wisc) who will be keeping his position as Speaker of the House. | This will be good news for Senator Paul Ryan (R-Wisc) who will be keeping his position as Speaker of the House. |