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gptkbp:instanceOf
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United States midterm elections
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gptkbp:context
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Backlash against Great Society programs
Occurred during Vietnam War and civil rights era
Urban unrest and crime were major issues
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:date
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November 8, 1966
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gptkbp:followedBy
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1968 United States elections
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gptkbp:governorshipsContested
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35
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gptkbp:houseMajorityPartyAfter
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:houseMajorityPartyBefore
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:houseSeatChangeDemocratic
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-47
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gptkbp:houseSeatChangeRepublican
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+47
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gptkbp:houseSeatsContested
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all 435 seats
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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1966 United States elections
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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Democrats retained control of both chambers
Republicans gained seats in both House and Senate
Several new Republican governors elected
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Claude Kirk elected first Republican Governor of Florida since Reconstruction
Ronald Reagan elected Governor of California
Spiro Agnew elected Governor of Maryland
Edward Brooke became first African American elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote
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gptkbp:notableGovernorElected
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gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:Claude_Kirk
gptkb:Spiro_Agnew
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gptkbp:notableMember
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gptkb:Donald_Rumsfeld
gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkb:Bella_Abzug
gptkb:Paul_Simon
Shirley Chisholm (elected in 1968, not 1966)
William Steiger
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gptkbp:notableSenatorElected
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gptkb:Mark_Hatfield
gptkb:Charles_Percy
gptkb:Howard_Baker
gptkb:Fritz_Hollings
gptkb:Robert_Byrd
gptkb:Edward_Brooke
Edward Kennedy (re-elected)
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gptkbp:partOf
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Elections in the United States
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gptkbp:precededBy
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1964 United States elections
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gptkbp:presidentDuringTerm
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gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
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gptkbp:senateMajorityPartyAfter
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:senateMajorityPartyBefore
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:senateSeatChangeDemocratic
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-3
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gptkbp:senateSeatChangeRepublican
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+3
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gptkbp:senateSeatsContested
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34 of 100 seats
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gptkbp:type
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midterm
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gptkbp:voterTurnout
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48.4% (approximate)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:1966_Lowndes_County_elections
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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