Colleen Hanabusa

New lawmakers prepare to govern, cut spending, perhaps even compromise as hard work begins. The office name plates are posted, key committee assignments doled out and the staff members are ? more or less ? in place. For the history-making class of freshmen who flipped the House from Democratic to Republican control, now comes the hard part: governing in opposition to a president intent on his own re-election.

A list of House seats switching from 1 party to another. A look at the winners of seats in the U.S. House that changed hands from one party to another in Tuesday's elections. List is by state, congressional district and last name of candidate:

Republicans make historic gains to seize House majority in strong rebuke to Democrats. Republicans rolled up historic gains to seize control of the House on Tuesday, as voters disenchanted with the economy, President Barack Obama and government dealt a strong rebuke to Democrats in every corner of the country.

Republican wave stops short in Obama's home state as Democrat topples GOP congressman. The national Republican wave in the midterm elections didn't spread to President Barack Obama's former state.

Hawaii GOP Rep. Djou challenged by Democrat Hanabusa's effort to cut short his time in House. A fill-in Republican congressman has a shot at winning a full-term job in Hawaii, a Democratic stronghold and President Barack Obama's birth state.

Republican leader tries to entice voters by offering plum committee seats to GOP candidates. Deep in rural Georgia, the Republican who may become the next speaker of the U.S. House is playing let's-make-a-deal with voters.

Liberal ex-US Rep. Abercrombie to take on GOP Lt. Gov. Aiona in Hawaii gubernatorial race. Former U.S. Rep Neil Abercrombie convincingly won the Democratic nomination for Hawaii governor and will face Republican Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona in an attempt to regain leadership of President Barack Obama's birth state.

Winner of Hawaii Democratic primary election will challenge GOP's hold on governor's office. After a bitter campaign marked by mudslinging and contentious divisions over race, religion and gay rights, two longtime political rivals in Hawaii meet in a primary Saturday to decide which Democrat will try to recapture the governor's seat from Republican hands after eight years.

Ex-congressman won't run again for Hawaii seat, paving way for Democratic state senator. Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Case said Sunday he won't run again for the Hawaii congressional seat won by a Republican candidate in a special election last week.

Ex-congressman won't run again for Hawaii seat, paving way for Democratic state senator. Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Case said Sunday he won't run again for the Hawaii congressional seat won by a Republican candidate in a special election last week.

Republican Djou wins Hawaii congressional vote, giving GOP a victory in Obama's hometown. Republicans cited Rep.-elect Charles Djou's victory for a seat long out of their reach as evidence of steadily increasing election-year strength, but Democrats said Sunday the winner's 40-percent vote share portends a short stay in Congress for him and predicts nothing about the fall.

HONOLULU (Reuters) - A Hawaii Republican defeated two Democrats who split their party's vote Saturday in a special U.S. congressional election in the heavily Democratic district where President Barack Obama grew up.

Honolulu councilman Charles Djou wins Hawaii congressional vote, giving GOP a midterm victory. Republican Charles Djou (duh-JOO') has won a Democratic-held House seat in Hawaii in the district where President Barack Obama grew up.

Palin endorses candidate in Washington state Senate race, DC-favored candidate still not in. Sarah Palin on Thursday endorsed a Senate candidate backed by the tea party, a move that complicates national Republican efforts to recruit their favored choice in the Washington state race.

Both parties rush to embrace big lessons of the primaries - disagreeing about what they are. Dazed and confused. The biggest primary night of the season left the two parties struggling Wednesday to figure out their next steps in an increasingly volatile election year. House Republicans tried to explain their costly defeat in a special election in Pennsylvania, a contest they had hoped would launch them toward big gains in November's midterm elections. President Barack Obama failed for a fifth time to push Democratic choices to victory, a troubling sign for the White House.

Both parties rush to embrace big lessons of the primaries _ disagreeing about what they are. Dazed and confused. The biggest primary night of the season has the two parties struggling to figure out their next steps in an increasingly volatile election year.

Democrats stop spending in Hawaii special, cite local infighting. House Democrats are abandoning efforts to win a special election in Hawaii as a party feud threatens their prospects in President Barack Obama's native state.

Citing party split, Democrats may halt efforts in special House election in Hawaii. Despite spending more than $300,000, frustrated House Democrats may abandon efforts to win a special election in Hawaii after quiet diplomacy failed to end a high-level party feud that threatens their prospects.

Obama urges Honolulu voters to support Democrats in May 22 special congressional election. President Barack Obama is urging Hawaii voters to support a Democrat in this month's congressional election in the urban Honolulu district where he was born.

National Republicans, Democrats target Hawaii district for gains in Congress. Republicans believe they've seen this movie before: Campaign ads blanketing the airwaves. Money from national political parties flowing in. And polls showing their candidate virtually tied with the competition.