▁a ▁net ▁gain ▁of ▁ 6 3 ▁seats , ▁the ▁largest ▁shift ▁in ▁seats ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁elections . ▁In ▁state ▁elections , ▁Republic ans ▁won ▁a ▁net ▁gain ▁of ▁six ▁g ubern atorial ▁seats ▁and ▁f li pped ▁control ▁of ▁twenty ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁ch amb ers , ▁giving ▁them ▁a ▁substantial ▁advantage ▁in ▁the ▁red istrict ing ▁that ▁occurred ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁United ▁States ▁Census . ▁ ▁Iss ues ▁C andid ates ▁and ▁vot ers ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁focused ▁on ▁national ▁economic ▁conditions ▁and ▁the ▁economic ▁policies ▁of ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁Administration ▁and ▁Cong r essional ▁Democr ats . ▁Att ention ▁was ▁paid ▁to ▁public ▁anger ▁over ▁the ▁Wall ▁Street ▁b ail out ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁by ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁V ot ers ▁were ▁also ▁motiv ated ▁for ▁and ▁against ▁the ▁swe eping ▁re forms ▁of ▁the ▁health ▁care ▁system ▁en act ed ▁by ▁Democr ats ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁concerns ▁over ▁tax ▁rates ▁and ▁record ▁def ic its . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁election , ▁un emp loyment ▁was ▁over ▁ 9 %, ▁and ▁had ▁not ▁decl ined ▁significantly ▁since ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁had ▁become ▁President . ▁Further ▁er oding ▁public ▁trust ▁in ▁Congress ▁were ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁sc and als ▁that ▁saw ▁Democratic ▁Representatives ▁Charlie ▁R angel ▁and ▁Max ine ▁W aters , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Republican ▁Senator ▁John ▁En