▁the ▁red raw ing ▁of ▁Cong r essional ▁districts ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁election ▁cycle . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁bright ▁sp ots ▁for ▁Democr ats ▁was ▁retain ing ▁their ▁major ities ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁California ▁and ▁Illinois ▁legisl atures . ▁ ▁Note : ▁▁ 1 ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election , ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Mont ana ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁were ▁even ly ▁split ▁between ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁Republic ans , ▁but ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁controlled ▁the ▁chamber ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁holding ▁the ▁governor ' s ▁office . ▁ ▁Local ▁elections ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁various ▁cities , ▁count ies , ▁school ▁bo ards , ▁and ▁special ▁districts ▁( in ▁the ▁United ▁States ) ▁witness ed ▁elections . ▁Some ▁elections ▁were ▁high - profile . ▁ ▁Lu zer ne ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania : ▁The ▁vot ers ▁of ▁Lu zer ne ▁County ▁adopted ▁a ▁home ▁rule ▁char ter ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 5 1 , 4 1 3 ▁to ▁ 4 1 , 6 3 9 . ▁This ▁changed ▁the ▁county ’ s ▁government ▁from ▁a ▁board ▁of ▁county ▁commission ers ▁to ▁a ▁council - manager ▁form ▁of ▁government . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁( in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ), ▁the ▁first ▁general ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁assembly ▁was ▁held . ▁The ▁first ▁council ▁members ▁were ▁sw orn ▁in ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁High