Republican gains in the Senate meant that his opposition would have to consent to the appointment of commission members.

Republican gains in Tuesday's elections may make it harder for President Clinton to push Nafta through Congress.

The low congressional losses in other states may be due to 2010 Republican gains in various state's legislature control that enabled significant gerrymandering success for the party.

But Montana had an upset and two Republican gains as Mr. Dukakis tried to undo 20 years of Republican voting in the Presidential race.

One of the main worries that Democrats have about heading off further Republican gains in the Senate this fall is Ernest F. Hollings of South Carolina.

Republicans who are fighting the measure say the Democrats are actually trying to negate Republican electoral gains.

Many of those Republican gains came when longtime Democratic incumbents like Mr. Bevill retired, and Republican candidates could compete on a level playing field.

Enraged Democrats accused the Justice Department of dribbling out word of its criminal inquiries for Republican political gain, and demanded an investigation.

Republican gains in the elections of 1876 and the crisis of 16 May 1877 ended the royalist dominance.

Republican gains were chiefly among white Protestants, white Roman Catholics and Hispanics and came in swing states like Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota.