TheRepublicanseizureofCongressmajority(53seatsinthe100-seatSenateand230outof435Houseseats)putanendtoa40-yearHousedominationbytheDemocratsandconsequentlytheirsimultaneouscontrolofboththepresidencyandthelegislature.ThiswillmeantightercongressionalrestraintsoverBillClintoninthetworemainingyearsofhispresidency.Whatismore,theRepublicansalsowon31of50governorshipsandtheirgainsinclude8ofthe10crucialbiggeststatessuchasCalifornia,NewYorkandTexas,asituationboundtomakegreatimpactonthe1996presidentialrace.
