Last night, Republican John Tholl won a special election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, “after running a campaign based on lower taxes, less spending and smaller government,” according to the Republican State Leadership Committee.
But Tholl’s election marks another milestone. While everybody has been focused on the potential of a GOP takeover at the national level, Republicans have been winning lots of state elections under the radar:
Since November of 2008, Republicans have won 50 state legislative special elections across the country. Republicans have now gained 13 seats that were previously held by Democrats in the same time period. … The organization also delivered new Republican majorities in the Montana, Oklahoma and Tennessee state senates, as well as an unprecedented majority in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
