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In the House, voters generally accepted the status quo, with just five Republicans and one Democrat defeated for reelection. A probable reason for Democratic gains in the Senate was that the Republican Senators who were elected in 1980, riding on Reagan's coattails, were up for reelection for the first time. In fact, six out of the seven Republican incumbents defeated were first-term Senators.
In the House, voters generally accepted the status quo, with just five Republicans and one Democrat defeated for reelection. A probable reason for Democratic gains in the Senate was that the Republican Senators who were elected in 1980, riding on Reagan's coattails, were up for reelection for the first time. In fact, six out of the seven Republican incumbents defeated were first-term Senators.
The south seemed to be trending Republican following [[President Reagan]]'s landslide reelection in 1984, however Democrats made strong gains, winning every southern Senate seat that was up for election that year. Future Republican presidential nominee [[John McCain]] was elected to the Senate in [[Arizona]] to replace the retiring [[Barry Goldwater]], future Senate Majority Leaders [[Tom Daschle]] was elected to replace [[George McGovern]] in [[South Dakota]] and [[Harry Reid]] was elected in [[Nevada]].
The south seemed to be trending Republican following [[President Reagan]]'s landslide reelection in 1984, however Democrats made strong gains, winning every southern Senate seat that was up for election that year. Future Republican [[Speaker of the House]] [[Dennis Hastert]] was election to Congress in [[Illinois]]. Future Republican presidential nominee [[John McCain]] was elected to the Senate in [[Arizona]] to replace the retiring [[Barry Goldwater]], future Senate Majority Leaders [[Tom Daschle]] was elected to replace [[George McGovern]] in [[South Dakota]] and [[Harry Reid]] was elected in [[Nevada]].
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