Overall, it looks like Republicans have picked up 61 House seats, with 7 races still to be decided. All of the undecided races are in former Dem districts, so the total pickup will be between 61-68 seats. Breaking it down by region of the country provides some insight.

New England: (MA, RI, CT, NH, VT, ME)
Pre-election - 0 of 22 seats (0%)
PICKUP of 2 seats (2 NH)
Post-election - 2 of 22 seats (9%)

Mid-Atlantic: (NJ, NY, MD, DE)
Pre-election - 10 of 51 seats (20%)
PICKUP of 5 seats (1 NJ, 3 NY, 1 MD)
Post-election - 15 of 50 seats (30%)
1 seat still undecided (NY-25)

Upper South: (VA, WV, KY, TN, NC)
Pre-election - 19 of 42 seats (45%)
PICKUP of 8 seats (3 VA, 1 WV, 3 TN, 1 NC)
Post-election - 27 of 40 seats (68%)
2 seats still undecided (KY-6 and VA-11)

Southeast: (SC, GA, FL, AL)
Pre-election - 31 of 51 seats (61%)
PICKUP of 7 seats (1 SC, 1 GA, 4 FL, 1 AL)
Post-election - 38 of 51 seats (75%)

East Midwest: (PA, OH, MI, IN)
Pre-election - 26 of 61 seats (43%)
PICKUP of 14 seats (5 PA, 5 OH, 2 MI, 2 IN)
Post-election - 40 of 61 seats (66%)

West Midwest: (WI, IL, IA, MN, MO)
Pre-election - 20 of 49 seats (41%)
PICKUP of 7 seats (2 WI, 3 IL, 1 MN, 1 MO)
Post-election - 27 of 48 seats (56%)
1 seat still undecided (IL-8)

South Central: (MS, LA, AR, TX)
Pre-election - 28 of 47 seats (60%)
PICKUP of 7 seats (2 MS, 2 AR, 3 TX)
Post-election - 35 of 47 seats (75%)

Central Plains: (OK, KS, NE, SD, ND)
Pre-election - 11 of 14 seats (79%)
PICKUP of 2 seats (1 SD, 1 ND)
Post-election - 13 of 14 seats (93%)

Mountain West: (NM, AZ, CO, UT, NV, ID, MT, WY)
Pre-election - 11 of 28 seats (39%)
PICKUP of 7 seats (1 NM, 2 AZ, 2 CO, 1 NV, 1 ID)
Post-election - 18 of 28 seats (64%)

Pacific West: (CA, OR, WA, AK, HI)
Pre-election - 24 of 70 seats (34%)
PICKUP of 2 seats (1 CA, 1 WA)
Post-election - 26 of 68 seats (38%)
2 seats still undecided (CA-11, WA-2)


It looks like we did well everywhere except in New England and on the West Coast.

Question: What do you think about Boehner becoming speaker?

Thanks for the layout. The GOP national surge is obvious especially their return in the "upper heartland" of the country. I'd say that they did quite well even in NE when you look down ticket. Taking Maine's House, Senate, and Governor's mansion is impressive and New Hampshire certainly seems flinty again.

On a 2012 note: For what it's worth the state's Mike carried in the 2008 primary picked up 10 GOP seats last night. Romney's picked up 7.

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Actually looking at the data what really is striking is how the Dems are so isolated. The Republicans are actually the only truly "national" party. The Dems are Northeast and West coastal enclaves plus urban (especially minority urban) islands.

We, due to media, travel, higher education, and personal economics, have a window into "their world" but "they" (leaders like Obama and Pelosi) have practically no exposure to the great mass, both geographically and numerically, of America.

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"As for us, our days of combat are over. Our swords are rust. Our guns will thunder no more. The vultures that once wheeled over our heads must be buried with their prey. Whatever of glory must be won in the council or the closet, never again in the field. I do not repine. We have shared the incommunicable experience of war; we have felt, we still feel, the passion of life to its top."

Oliver Wendell Holmes