2010 Midterm Elections: Winners and Losers

After a historic midterm vote that handed Republicans control of the House and shrunk the Dems' Senate majority, TIME spotlights who and what gained or lost the most in the seismic election

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Environment
California voters stayed green, defeating by a wide margin Proposition 23, which would have suspended the state's 2006 climate-change law curbing greenhouse-gas emissions.
YES = 39%
NO = 61%

Taxes
So much for soaking the rich. Washington State declined to impose a new income tax on its wealthiest 1%. The proceeds would have gone toward education and health care.
YES = 34%
NO = 66%

Marijuana
The Golden State just said no to legalizing pot. Rejected by older voters, Prop 19 went up in smoke. Medical marijuana is still available.
YES = 46%
NO = 54%

Workers' Rights
South Carolinians approved a constitutional amendment that curtails the ability of unions to organize.
YES = 86%
NO = 14%

Law
Oklahoma voters approved a measure that forbids "activist" judges from using international or Shari'a law to decide cases.
YES = 70%
NO = 30%

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