However, based on experience and political analysis, BIPAC has made projections of the winners in the close races that haven’t been officially called. Now, here’s a better picture of what the 112th Congress will look like, as well as the gubernatorial landscape heading into 2011.
Senate:
- 53 Democrats (counts the 2 Independents who caucus with Democrats and 47 Republicans
- GOP – net gain of +6 seats
- Of the 37 races on the ballot, 24 are now Republican, and 13 Democratic
- Freshman class: 16 (13 R, 3 D)
- Only 2 incumbents lost in the general election – Blanche Lincoln (D-Arkansas) and Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin)
- Republicans picked up seats in Indiana, Arkansas, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Illinois
- Based on BIPAC projections, the next House will have 243 Republicans and 192 Democrats
- Net gain for GOP is +64 seats
- The 112th will have a huge freshman class – 97 with 88 Republicans, and 9 Democrats
- Democrats lost 14 of their 20 open seats; Republicans lost 1 of their 23 open seats
- Democrats lost 53 incumbents, Republicans lost 2
- The January 2011 breakdown: 29 Republicans, 20 Democrats and 1 Independent
- Net gain of +5 for the GOP
- Of the 37 races on the ballot, 23 are now Republican, 13 Democratic and 1 Independent
- Newly elected: 26 newly elected, with 11 incumbents returning
- Only 2 incumbents lost in the general election – Ted Strickland (D-Ohio), and Chet Culver (D-Iowa)
- Republicans picked up seats in Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Wyoming (11)
- Democrats gained seats in California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Minnesota and Vermont (5)