History
Electorally, Republicans predominated for most of the state's history until the 1960s, even when the rest of the country was voting Democratic. Democrats have predominated at the polls since the 1970s even when most of the country was voting Republican.
In 1955, voters elected Consuelo N. Bailey Lieutenant-Governor, the first woman to be elected to that position in the country.
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