An energized conservative electorate helps Republicans to historic gain in midterms . Republicans nab at least 60 more House seats , based on CNN analysis of exit poll data . Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid defeats Republican Sharron Angle in Nevada . Many Republicans believed the veteran congressman whom O'Donnell beat in the primary , former Gov . The GOP wins the governorship and both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994.
An energized conservative electorate helps Republicans to historic gain in midterms . Republicans nab at least 60 more House seats , based on CNN analysis of exit poll data . Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid defeats Republican Sharron Angle in Nevada . The GOP wins the governorship and both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994.