Election 2010: By the Numbers

Although it’s been a few weeks since the 2010 midterm election, some races are still officially up in the air.  Some counties and districts are still in the throes of counting absentees and provisional ballots, preparing for recounts, and concession speeches are yet to be made in a few pending congressional races.

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

House:

• 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

Governor:

• 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)