A lot of conservatives have been wondering what 2010 holds in store for the Republican Party. I knew the party that held the presidency usually lost some seats in the midterms but I was not sure to what extent, here is what I found since 1950……
1950- Dems control presidency lost 28 House, 5 Senate
1954- Reps control presidency lost 18 House, 1 Senate
1958- Reps lost 50 House, 16 Senate
1962- Dems lost 45 House, gained 4 Senate
1966 Dems lost 47 House, lost 3 Senate
1970- Reps lost 12 House, 3 Senate
1974- Reps lost 49 House, 3 Senate
1978- Dems lost 15 House, 3 Senate
1982- Reps lost 27 House, 0 Senate
1986- Reps lost 8 House, 5 Senate
1990- Reps lost 8 House, 1 Senate
1994- Dems lost 54 House, 8 Senate
1998- Dems gained 5 House, 0 Senate
2002- Reps gained 6 House, 2 Senate
2006- Reps lost 30 House, 6 Senate
So 11 out of 15 midterm elections since 1950 ended in the party that controlled the presidency losing seats in both the House and Senate.
