On Nov. 7 Democrats won a decisive majority in the House and a one-vote majority in the Senate. The Washington Post's state-by-state roundup analyzes election results nationwide, including the expected and the unexpected.
The Fifty States: Election Results & Analysis
- » FULL STORY: Democrats Offer Ambitious Agenda | Democrats Take Control of Senate
- » MID-ATLANTIC: GOP Stalwarts Fall in Pennsylvania
- » NORTHEAST: War Supporters Hang on in Connecticut
- » MIDWEST: Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) Weathers a Rough Autumn
- » SOUTH: Painful Defeats for GOP in Florida
- » PLAINS: Democrats on the Rise in Kansas
- » THE ROCKIES: Democras Make Big Gains in Colorado
- » SOUTHWEST: Incumbents Kyl (R) and Napolitano (D) Win Decisively in Arizona
- » PACIFIC: Alaskans Choose Republican, New Direction
New Governors
- » Alaska: Sarah Palin (R)
- » Arkansas: Mike Beebe (D)
- » Colorado: Bill Ritter (D)
- » Iowa: Chet Culver (D)
- » Florida: Charlie Crist (R)
- » Idaho: C.L. "Butch" Otter (R)
- » Maryland: Martin O'Malley (D)
- » Massachusetts: Deval Patrick (D)
- » Nevada: Jim Gibbons (R)
- » New York: Eliot L. Spitzer (D)
- » Ohio: Ted Strickland (D)
New Senators
- Maryland: Benjamin L. Cardin (D) | More Background
- Minnesota: Amy Klobuchar (D)
- Missouri: Claire McCaskill (D)
- Montana: Jon Tester (D)
- Ohio: Sherrod Brown (D)
- Pennsylvania: Robert P. Casey Jr. (D)
- Rhode Island: Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
- Tennessee: Bob Corker (R)
- Vermont: Bernie Sanders (I)
- Virginia: Jim Webb (D)
The Fifty States: Election Preview (Nov. 5, 2006)
- » FULL STORY: Democrats, on the Offensive, Could Gain Both Houses
- » MID-ATLANTIC: Who Will Be Delaware's Next Attorney General?
- » NORTHEAST: Nervous Incumbents in Connecticut
- » MIDWEST: In Illinois, Indictments Fuel GOP Campaign
- » SOUTH: No Miracle Expected for Alabama Democrats
- » PLAINS: Infighting Undercuts GOP in Kansas
- » THE ROCKIES: Chances for Democratic Gains in Colorado
- » SOUTHWEST: Arizona Conservative Fights for His Seat
- » PACIFIC: Alternatives to the Status Quo in Alaska
- » WASHINGTON, D.C.-AREA: Md., Va. Challengers' Fate May Depend on Inner Suburbs' Muscle
CREDITS: Map by Laris Karklis, The Washington Post and Alyson Hurt, washingtonpost.com | Published November 5, 2006
