Republicans Have NC Senate And House Majority, First Time In Century

[VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN]

History was made during the midterm elections in the Old North State.

Republicans will have a majority in both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly, taking control from Democrats for the first time in more than a century.

Unofficial results Tuesday show GOP candidates winning at least 27 seats in the Senate and 61 in the House, ensuring they'll have more seats than the Democrats.

Republicans haven't led both chambers together since their Fusion coalition with farmers got defeated in 1898. That includes a 112-year losing streak in the Senate and only four years of House control in the 1990s....

http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Republicans_Have_Majority_In_NC_Senate_And_House_FIrst_Time_In_Century_106582118.html

[elkpark]

V. disappointing (for me, anyway ...)