Associated Press from Cleveland.com…
Republican dominance includes taking control of several state legislatures, including Ohio
Published: Wednesday, November 03, 2010, 4:56 AM Updated: Wednesday, November 03, 2010, 5:03 AM
Jennifer C. Kerr / Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Republicans seized control of about a dozen state legislative chambers Tuesday night, delivering a major blow to Democrats and picking up key redistricting powers along the way.
The GOP scored decisive wins in Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. In all three states, they knocked Democrats from the majority in the state House chambers -- putting the split legislative bodies into full Republican control.
In Ohio, former Rep. John Kasich also ousted Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland, and Pennsylvania's governorship went to Republican Tom Corbett over Democrat Dan Onorato -- putting the GOP in the driver's seat for the upcoming redistricting. Ohio could lose two congressional seats and Pennsylvania may lose one.
Adding to their wins, Republicans pulled off double upsets in four states by wresting the state Senate and House chambers from Democrats in Alabama, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Wisconsin.
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