As the Washington Post reported on November 13, 2010, “before the midterm elections, Democrats controlled 27 state legislatures outright. Republicans were in charge in 14 states, and eight states were split. (Nebraska, which has a single legislative chamber, is officially nonpartisan.) Today, Republicans control 26 state legislatures, Democrats 17, and five states have split control. In New York officials are still determining who is in charge of the state senate.” It was, without question, a political bloodbath. (As for the New York senate, Republicans came away with a 32–30 majority.)
