Many others are jockeying to avoid being left out in the cold if the Republicans recapture City Hall for the first time in a quarter-century.

When Republicans recaptured the Senate in 1995, Mr. Chafee became chairman of the Environment Committee.

You have to look at this equation: For the Republicans to recapture control, if we win the Presidency, they've got to win five seats.

Powers of Ranking Member Whoever wins the fight is likely to become chairman of the committee if Republicans recapture control of the Senate in 1988.

When the Republicans recaptured the House in 1994, they had one of the greatest political opportunities of a generation to solidify their reputation as a party that could govern.

In the 1896 election, however, the Republicans recaptured the White House and held on to it for the next 16 years.

The Republicans recaptured Congress in 1946 after gaining 13 seats in the Senate and 55 seats in the House.

In the November elections, Republicans recaptured control of the House, increased their number of seats in the Senate, and gained a majority of governorships.

That assault, which Democrats labeled scurrilous because they had been the initial force behind the new agency, helped the Republicans recapture control of the Senate.

After the 1994 elections, in which the Republicans recaptured the Senate, Feingold returned to Wisconsin.