Huge Night of GOP Victories in National Politics

It didn't take that long after the polls started closing before it was clear that the GOP in for a historic night.

Just two (2) days ago Debbie Wasserman Schultz insisted that the Democrats will hold the Senate.  The Democrats also thought that even if they lose the Senate they will add to their list of Democratic Governors across the Country.

Boy were they ever wrong!!!

The Republicans quickly started turning the Senate to Red.  The thought going in was that the Republicans might pick up 6 Senate seats, enough to turn the Senate Red, but it will be an uphill fight.  However by the time the night was over, it wasn't much of an uphill fight at all.  They picked up 7 and have a good chance yet to make it 9 and an outside possibility of making it 10.

Pick ups in the Senate:

 Arkansas - Tom Cotton beat Incumbent Dem Mark Pryor 57%-39%
Colorado - Cory Gardner beat Incumbent Mark Udall 49%-45%
Iowa - Joni Ernst beat Democrat Bruce Braley 52%-44%
Montana - Steve Daines beat Democrat Amanda Curtis 58%-40%
North Carolina - Thom Tillis beat Incumbent Kay Hagan 49%-47%
South Dakota - Mike Rounds beat Democrat Rick Weiland 50%-30%
West Virginia - Shelley Moore Capito beat Democrat Natalie Tennant 62%-34%

Right now the Republicans have control of the Senate with a 52-45 Majority.  However there are a three (3) seats still not decided. 

Alaska - Dan Sullivan leading Democrat Mark Begich 49%-45% with 73% counted
Louisiana - Going to a Run off.  Most think this will end up going Republican
Virginia - Mark Warner leading Republican Ed Gillespie by 12,000 votes with 95% counted.

The Democrats went all out after Mitch McConnell in Kentucky.  They felt they had a good chance to unseat him.  However those ambitions fell short when McConnell won easily 56%-41%.  They also thought that they had a really good shot at unseating Pat Roberts in Kansas.  Pulling the Democrat off the ticket to try and push more votes to the Independent.  That also failed when Roberts won 53%-42%.

The House of Representatives also represented a bad night for the Democrats.  The GOP is projected to win at least 12 seats and increase their majority.  This will push them past a major milestone and give them a majority not seen since 1946.

For the Republicans, the night couldn't have gotten better.  But it did.  They were also able to take over some deep Blue States at the Governor level.  The GOP was able to stave off some heavy spending and full push by the Democrats in Wisconsin, Walker won 52%-47%.  They also won Ohio and Florida.  Then came the icing on the cake.  They turned Maryland, Massachusetts and Illinois all Red.  What!?

Yes.  Republican Bruce Rauner was able to beat Democratic Incumbent Governor Pat Quinn 51%-46% in Obama's back yard.  Illinois went Red in the Governors Race.

Republicans could also pick up Vermont.  The race is too close to call.  Democrat Peter Shumlin is beating Scott Milne by about 2,000 votes with 79% counted.