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...expected, the GOP held its majority in the House of Representatives, and Republican candidates also clinched control of the U.S. Senate with a key victoryies in Missouri and Georgia...
...GOP Reclaims Senate
...GOP victory also defied recent trends, as the President’s party has not gained Senate seats in a midterm election since...
Dole, the wife of former GOP presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bob Dole, held a slight lead in polls going into the election...
...state's oft-ridiculed electoral system - exorcised the demons of 2000 in convincing fashion Tuesday night. Bush routed Democratic challenger and political rookie Bill McBride - 56% to 43% - becoming the first GOP governor ever to win re-election in Florida. Meanwhile, the state, which as recently as the botched September primary races looked as though it still couldn't vote and chew gum at the same time, finally pulled off an election without a hitch. So efficient and smooth was the voting that within an hour of the polls closing, enough precincts had been counted to call Bush's landslide...