No Republican had been elected to that court in more than a century.
There's no doubt the Republicans will be elected again but probably not for some time.
After the 1878 election no black, and few Republicans, would be elected to the legislature again until the 1970s.
No Republican has ever been elected without taking that state's electoral votes.
While the mayor and the senator are both elected Republicans, there have been tensions between them.
Others hope to continue to hold the jobs if another Republican is elected President.
A Republican, he was first elected in 2006 as a former state representative and broadcast company owner.
Since 1856, the area had elected only Republicans to the House.
No Republican has ever been elected to the post.
