A black has not served on the commission since Reconstruction.

He will become only the third black senator since Reconstruction.

The county hasn't elected a Republican for local office since Reconstruction.

He was the first Republican to serve as governor of the state since Reconstruction.

He was the first Republican elected to the position since Reconstruction.

This election, however, saw the second Republican candidate run for governor since Reconstruction.

He will be only the second Republican to represent this district since Reconstruction.

Republicans hold every elected position in the state for the first time since Reconstruction.

He was the first Republican since Reconstruction to have been elected to his state's highest court.

It went Republican in 1994 for the first time since Reconstruction.