| 1998 results |
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| The House of Representatives: |
Republicans now control 223 seats, down from 228. The Democrats hold 211, up from 206. There is one Independent. All 435 seats were contested. |
| The Senate: |
No overall change. The Republicans control 55 seats; the Democrats have 45. There were 34 seats contested - 18 Democratic and 16 Republican. |
| Governors: |
Republicans lost one of their 32 seats. Democrats still have 17 seats. Independents have two seats - up from one. There were 36 governors seats contested - 24 Republicans, 11 Democrats and one Independent. |