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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:politics
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:date
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November 7, 2006
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gptkbp:Democratic_governorship_net_gain
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6
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gptkbp:Democratic_House_net_gain
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31 seats
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gptkbp:Democratic_Party_result
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gained control of House of Representatives
gained control of Senate
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gptkbp:Democratic_Senate_net_gain
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6 seats
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gptkbp:elects
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
state legislatures
governorships
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:2008_United_States_elections
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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2006 midterm elections
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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Democrats controlled both chambers of Congress for first time since 1994
first female Speaker of the House elected (Nancy Pelosi)
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gptkbp:number_of_governorships_contested
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36
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gptkbp:number_of_House_seats_contested
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435
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gptkbp:number_of_Senate_seats_contested
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33
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gptkbp:numberOfIssues
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gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:business
health care
corruption scandals
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:2004_United_States_elections
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gptkbp:President_during_election
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gptkb:George_W._Bush
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gptkbp:Republican_Party_result
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lost control of House of Representatives
lost control of Senate
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gptkbp:type
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midterm elections
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gptkbp:voterTurnout
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approximately 40.4%
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:2010_midterm_elections
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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