In 1966, Rockefeller became the first Republican to have been elected governor since Reconstruction.

In the 1970s, South Carolina white voters elected the state's first Republican governor since Reconstruction.

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

He was one of the first Republicans elected to public office in Louisiana since Reconstruction.

He was the first Republican elected to the legislature from northern Mississippi since Reconstruction.

He was the first Republican Senator elected from Florida since Reconstruction.

She was the first Republican elected State Treasurer since Reconstruction.

Cook was one of the first Republican officials elected in Georgia since Reconstruction.

He was first Republican elected since Reconstruction.

The 5th is one of the few districts in the former Confederacy that has not elected a Republican since Reconstruction.