Elections 2010: By the Numbers
0 - Number of African-American Senators in the new congress
3 - Number of Supreme Court justices in Iowa voted out for overturning the state ban on gay marriage last year
25 - Number of State legislatures taken over completely by the GOP nationwide; Democrats completely hold only 16; The rest are split.
5 - Number of states President Obama won in 2008 but Republican Senate candidates took from Democrats in 2010; Wisconsin, Pennsylvania; Ohio; Indiana and Illinois
11 - Number of governorships taken over by Republicans from sitting Democrats thus far; Democrats won control of only two governors seats from Republicans
3 - Number of states electing their first-ever female governors, South Carolina, New Mexico and Oklahoma
62 - Percentage of voters who believe the economy is the most important issue facing the country
41 - Percentage of voters who have a favorable opinion of the Republican Party
73 - Percentage of voters who have an unfavorable view of the job Congress is doing
53 - Percentage of voters who voted against California law seeking to legalize recreational marijuana use
6 - Number of seats gained in the Senate by Republicans thus far; but Dems keep control
58 - Number of seats Republican picked up in the House of Representatives thus far.
11, 9, and 3 - Numbers of prominent sports figures seeking office who won, lost and are still waiting for election results, respectively
9 - percentage of all voters aged 18 to 29, compared with 19 percent in 2008.Note: All percentages based on Exit Poll data, not actual election returns. Click here for the final national exit poll.