Carolina Journal’s David Bass provides a concise yet meaty wrap-up of last night’s election results, which ushered in historic change to the North Carolina General Assembly. Republicans will control both chambers heading into the 2011 session. Bass’ piece is a keeper.
Republicans made historic gains in the North Carolina legislature during Tuesday’s midterm election, gaining control of both chambers of the General Assembly by comfortable margins for the first time since the 19th century.
By 11 p.m., Republicans had won at least a 30-20 majority in the state Senate, a flip of the current ratio. A number of races in the House were too close to call, but the GOP had picked up at least a dozen seats, more than enough to secure a governing majority.
Meantime, Newt Gingrich comments on the enormity of the historic legislative power change in our state.
