2010 Election Results
Compiled by NASAA Government Affairs
November 4, 2010
It took over 40 years of Democratic control in the House of Representatives before voters elected a
Republican majority in 1994. In 2006 both chambers of Congress changed hands from Republican to
Democratic control; in 2008 the White House changed parties and now, only four years later, the
Republicans will regain a majority in the House of Representatives.
U.S. Senate
Senate Democrats narrowly held on to control of the chamber Tuesday night, but they suffered a net loss
of at least six Senate seats to Republicans for a likely 51 - 47 majority, with the races in Washington and
Alaska still undecided. The result of the race in Alaska between Joe Miller, the GOP nominee, and
Senator Lisa Murkowski, the write-in candidate, does not change the partisan ratios since both are
Republicans. With 74% of the votes counted in Washington, incumbent Patty Murray (D) is leading Dino
Rossi (R) by approximately 27,000 votes. Even without final results in all the contests, Democrats are
expected to hold at least 49 seats. With the support of two Independents who caucus with them,
Democrats will continue to control at least 51 seats.
Most of the freshman GOP class of 2010 is made up of “establishment Republicans,” such as fifth term
Rep. John Boozman (AR), former Sen. Dan Coats (IN), former House GOP Whip Roy Blunt (MO), ND
Governor John Hoeven, and former Representative and Bush-era Office of Management and Budget
Director Rob Portman (OH).
Tea party-backed Senate winners include Rand Paul in KY, Mike Lee in UT, Ron Johnson in WI and
Marco Rubio in FL.
New Senators-elect
Republicans
Kelly Ayotte (NH)
Roy Blunt (MO)
John Boozman (AR)
Dan Coats (IN)
Democrats
Richard Blumenthal (CT)
Christopher Coons (DE)
Joe Manchin (WV)
John Hoeven (ND)
Ron Johnson (WI)
Mark Kirk (IL)
Mike Lee (UT)
Jerry Moran (KS)
Rand Paul (KY)
Rob Portman (OH)
Marco Rubio (FL)
Patrick J. Toomey (PA)
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
There will be at least two Democratic and three Republican vacancies on the Committee with the
retirements of Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT), and Senators Evan Bayh (D-IN), Jim Bunning (R-KY), and
Judd Gregg (R-NH), and the defeat of Bob Bennett (R-UT). Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) could
continue as Ranking Member of the Committee (unless he decides to move his seniority to
Appropriations) while Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) has seniority to take over as Chairman. Senator Jack
Reed (D-RI) is expected to continue to chair the Securities, Insurance, and Investment Subcommittee and
Mike Crapo (R-ID) may take over as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee.
U.S. House of Representatives
The Republicans picked up a net increase of at least 60 seats with many still too close to call. Prior to the
election, the Democrats held 256 seats with 179 in Republican hands. Assuming the candidate leading in
each of the undecided races ultimately prevails, the new Congress would start with about 242
Republicans, or about a 56% working majority with the Democrats having 193. The ranks of Democrats
defeated include three committee chairmen: Jim Oberstar (Transportation & Infrastructure), John Spratt
(Budget), and Ike Skelton (Armed Services). A list of newly elected Representatives is attached at the
end of this document.
House Republican Leader John Boehner (OH) becomes the presumed Speaker of the House in the 112th
Congress that will be seated in January 2011. Rep. Boehner will be the first speaker since Tom Foley (DWA, 1989 to 1995) to have chaired a legislative committee in the House. His chief lieutenant, GOP Whip
Eric Cantor (R-VA), is expected to become the next majority leader, in charge of the day-to-day
scheduling and legislative agenda of the House. House Republicans have long been scheduled to
nominate their next candidate for Speaker and elect other leaders on Wednesday, Nov. 17, which by
amazing coincidence is John Boehner’s birthday.
House Financial Services Committee
There are a number of new vacancies on the Committee because of retirement, running for other office, or
defeat in re-election bids. These include Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Dennis Moore (D-KS), Paul Hodes (DNH), Ron Klein (D-FL), Charlie Wilson (D-OH), Bill Foster (D-IL), Travis Childers (D-MS), Walt
Minnick (D-ID), John Adler (D-NJ), Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH), Steve Driehaus (D-OH), Suzanne Kosmas
(D-FL), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Mike Castle (R-DE), J. Gresham Barrett (R-SC), and Adam Putnam (RFL). Changes in the leadership of the Committee are expected with the Republican control of the House
of Representatives. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) is the leading candidate to become Chairman of the
Committee.
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The exact number of members on the Committees will not be decided for at least a couple of weeks as
some races remain unresolved and the bipartisan House leadership must get together and discuss the
ratios.
These Republican gains in the House and new Republican control of the Committee are expected to alter
the direction of the financial reform efforts of the Dodd-Frank Act, since Republicans will now have
greater influence on how regulators implement the rules. They are expected to enhance their oversight of
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, push for a decrease in the government’s role in the mortgage
market, and use their power to ensure that regulators do not write rules that are too restrictive for the
financial industry. Yesterday, Rep. Spencer Bachus said he plans to rewrite the derivatives provisions of
the Dodd-Frank Act. "That's one of the job-killing provisions of Dodd-Frank that needs to be addressed,"
Mr. Bachus said in an interview Wednesday morning, calling the provisions "overly expansive."
Governors
There were gubernatorial elections held in 37 states and two territories yesterday. As of Nov. 4, results
show a tally of 29 Republican governors, 17 Democratic governors, 1 Independent governor, and 3 races
yet to be decided (in the following states: CT, IL, and MN). There will be at least 30 new governors in
2011. Prior to the 2010 election, the split was 26 Democratic and 24 Republican governors.
In Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Wyoming, Maine
and Wisconsin, Republicans seized seats that had been held by Democrats. Alternatively, Democrats
were elected in California, Vermont, and Hawaii to succeed Republican governors.
State Legislatures
Republicans made huge gains in state legislative races and are at their highest point since 1928.
After the election, the Republicans now control 55 legislatures, Democrats control 38, and one is tied.
Four are still undecided, including the New York Senate, the Oregon House and Senate, and the
Washington Senate.
The party control of legislatures in 12 states have switched: The Alabama House and Senate, Indiana
House, Iowa House, Maine House and Senate, Michigan House, Minnesota House and Senate, Montana
House, New Hampshire House and Senate, North Carolina House and Senate, Ohio House, the
Pennsylvania House, and the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate all have flipped from Democrat to
Republican.
This is the first time in Alabama that Republicans have controlled the legislature since reconstruction. The
North Carolina Senate has not been Republican since 1870, and Republicans have reportedly taken over
100 seats in the New Hampshire House. For the first time in history, the Minnesota Senate will be
controlled by the GOP.
Secretaries of State
Republicans also made gains in the state Secretaries of State elections. This year, 26 secretaries of state
were up for re-election, 14 seats previously held by Democrats and 12 by Republicans. Of the 26 seats
up for re-election, Republicans won 17 of them – Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South
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Dakota, and Wyoming. Democrats won 9 seats – California, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts,
Minnesota, Nevada, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
Of the 10 states in which jurisdiction of the Securities Division falls under the Secretary of State, six of
them were up for election – GA, IL, IN, MA, NV, and WY – but none of these resulted in a switch in
party control of the seat. Two incumbents, Maine Secretary Matt Dunlap (D) and New Hampshire
Secretary William Gardner (D), are elected by legislature and will face votes in the coming months
Current Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita (R) became the newly elected House representative for
Indiana’s 4th District, winning by 69% of the vote. He will be replaced as Indiana Secretary of State by
Charlie White (R).
Finally, Arkansas Secretary Charlie Daniels (D) won the race for State Auditor, and Louisiana Secretary
Jay Dardenne (R) won a run-off election for Lieutenant Governor.
Attorneys General
Thirty states and one territory held elections for Attorney General. Fourteen new Attorneys General were
elected, including the winner in California, which is too close to call. Candidates who won the governor’s
race in Hawaii, Alaska, New Hampshire and Wyoming, as well as the new mayor of the District of
Columbia, will select their Attorney General, whether that be the incumbent or a new appointee.
In addition, Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania Attorney General (R), won his race for governor; and Connecticut
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and former New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte were
both elected to the U.S. Senate, bringing to 12 the number of former Attorneys General who will serve in
the next Senate.
More detailed information on the newly elected Senators and Representatives will be sent under separate
cover. Please contact Debbie House daf@nasaa.org or Diana Defino dd@nasaa.org if you have specific
questions about the 2010 election results.
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NEW MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (93)
Republicans (84)
Sandra Adams (FL-24)
Justin Amash (MI-3)
Lou Barletta (PA-11)
Charles Bass (NH-2)
Dan Benishek (MI-1)
Rick Berg (ND-AL)
Diane Black (TN-6)
Mo Brooks (AL-5)
Larry Bucshon (IN-8)
Francisco "Quico" Canseco
(TX-23)
Steve Chabot (OH-1)
Chip Cravaack (MN-8)
Rick Crawford (AR-1)
Jeff Denham (CA-19)
Scott DesJarlais (TN-4)
Robert Dold (IL-10)
Sean P. Duffy (WI-7)
Jeff Duncan (SC-3)
Renee Ellmers (NC-2)
Stephen Fincher (TN-8)
Michael G. Fitzpatrick (PA-8)
Chuck Fleischmann (TN-3)
Bill Flores (TX-17)
Cory Gardner (CO-3)
Bob Gibbs (OH-18
Chris Gibson (NY-20)
Paul Gosar (AZ-1)
Trey Gowdy (SC-4)
Tim Griffin (AR-2)
Morgan Griffith (VA-9)
Michael Grimm (NY-13)
Frank Guinta (NH-1)
Richard Hanna (NY-24)
Andy Harris (MD-1)
Vicky Hartzler (MO-4)
Nan Hayworth (NY-19)
Joe Heck (NV-3)
Jaime Herrera (WA-3)
Tim Huelskamp (KS-1)
Bill Huizenga (MI-2)
Randy Hultgren (IL-14)
Robert Hurt (VA-5)
Bill Johnson (OH-6)
Mike Kelly (PA-3)
Adam Kinzinger (IL-11)
Raul Labrador (ID-1)
Jeff Landry (LA-3)
James Lankford (OK-5)
Billy Long (MO-7)
Tom Marino (PA-10)
David McKinley (WV-1)
Pat Meehan (PA-7)
Mick Mulvaney (SC-5)
Kristi Noem (SD-AL)
Richard Nugent (FL-5)
Alan Nunnelee (MS-1)
Steven Palazzo (MS-4)
Steve Pearce (NM-2)
Mike Pompeo (KS-4)
Ben Quayle (AZ-3)
Tom Reed (NY-29)
Jim Renacci (OH-16)
Reid Ribble (WI-8)
Cedric Richmond (LA-2)
Scott Rigell (VA-2)
David Rivera (FL-25)
Martha Roby (AL-2)
Todd Rokita (IN-4)
Dennis Ross (FL-12)
Jon Runyan (NJ-3
Bobby Schilling (IL-17)
David Schweikert (AZ-5)
Austin Scott (GA-8)
Tim Scott (SC-1)
Steve Southerland (FL-2)
Steve Stivers (OH-15)
Marlin Stutzman (IN-3)
Scott Tipton (CO-3)
Tim Walberg (MI-7)
Daniel Webster (FL-8)
Allen West (FL-22)
Steve Womack (AR-3)
Rob Woodall (GA-7)
Kevin Yoder (KS-3)
Todd Young (IN-9)
Democrats (9)
Karen Bass (CA-47)
John Carney (DE-AL)
David Cicilline (RI-1)
Hansen Clarke (MI-13)
Colleen Hanabusa (HI-1)
William Keating (MA-10)
Cedric Richmond (LA-2)
Terri A. Sewell (AL-7)
Frederica Wilson (FL-17)
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