The results are in, and the Mormon officials in congress is facing some changes as a result. From what I can tell, the new congress will include either 5 or 6 Mormons in the Senate and 9 in the House of Representatives. [FWIW, outside of the U.S., I only know of 1 LDS Church member currently serving in a national legislature, down from 4 eight years ago.]
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Overall the biggest change was Tom Udall’s successful move from the House to the Senate (and that of Mark, if you want to include him as a Mormon), although if Senator Gordon Smith looses, that too will mark a significant change.<\/p>\n
Regardless, there are now fewer Mormons in the U.S. Congress.<\/p>\n
FWIW, there are at least two Governors in the U.S. who are Mormon (Nevada, and Utah, whose governor won re-election). Outside of the U.S., the only remaining national politician is Terry Rooney, a member of parliament in the U.K. In past years there have also been LDS politicians on the national level in Canada, Mexico, and Brazil (among countries with a population of more than 1 million).<\/p>\n