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In the '''midterm elections of 1990''', the [[Democratic Party]] gained 7-seats in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] and one-seat in the [[U.S. Senate]] from the [[Republican Party]], slightly increasing their already sizable majority.  

In the '''midterm elections of 1990''', the [[Democratic Party]] gained 7-seats in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] and one-seat in the [[U.S. Senate]] from the [[Republican Party]], slightly increasing their already sizable majority.  

The campaign was dominated by crisis' in [[Kuwait]], a looming economic recession, and President [[George H.W. Bush]]'s declining approval ratings. The results indicated an anti-incumbent mood, with six Democrats and nine Republicans in the House defeated for reelection. Minority Whip [[Newt Gingrich]] was just barley reelected with 50% of the vote in his [[Georgia]] district. Notable freshman included future House Republican Leader [[John Boehner]] of [[Ohio]], Independent [[Bernie Sanders]] of [[Vermont]], and [[Gary Franks]] of [[Connecticut]], the first black Republican elected to the U.S. House since 1932.

The campaign was dominated by crisis' in [[Kuwait]], a looming economic recession, and President [[George H.W. Bush]]'s declining approval ratings. The results indicated an anti-incumbent mood, with six Democrats and nine Republicans in the House defeated for reelection. Minority Whip [[Newt Gingrich]] was just barley reelected with 50% of the vote in his [[Georgia]] district. Notable freshman included future [[Speaker of the House]] [[John Boehner]] of [[Ohio]], Independent [[Bernie Sanders]] of [[Vermont]], and [[Gary Franks]] of [[Connecticut]], the first black Republican elected to the U.S. House since 1932.

Political science professor [[Paul Wellstone]] pulled a major upset by defeating well funded Republican Senator [[Rudy Boschwitz]] in [[Minnesota]]. Conservative Senator [[Jesse Helms]] of [[North Carolina]] was narrowly reelected with 52% of the vote, after airing a controversial advertisement on racial quotas that featured a white man's hands ripping a rejection letter from a company. In [[New Jersey]], Democratic Senator [[Bill Bradley]] faced a surprisingly close race against Republican [[Christine Todd Whitman]], which helped propel her to being elected governor in 1993.

Political science professor [[Paul Wellstone]] pulled a major upset by defeating well funded Republican Senator [[Rudy Boschwitz]] in [[Minnesota]]. Conservative Senator [[Jesse Helms]] of [[North Carolina]] was narrowly reelected with 52% of the vote, after airing a controversial advertisement on racial quotas that featured a white man's hands ripping a rejection letter from a company. In [[New Jersey]], Democratic Senator [[Bill Bradley]] faced a surprisingly close race against Republican [[Christine Todd Whitman]], which helped propel her to being elected governor in 1993.