Quick Review of the Former Slave States That Voted for Romney

I have a comment pending approval on a good editorial written by former Mehlville-Oakville Patch editor Sarah Flagg that states that Missouri, statewide, elected a white Democratic Governor, white Democratic Attorney General, white Democratic Senator, white Democratic Treasurer, and white Democratic Secretary of State.

So, how did Missouri's only dark-skinned candidate, President Barrack Hussein Obama, do statewide in Missouri?  You guessed it, he lost in a landslide.

Regional Patch Editor, Kurt Greenbaum asks a similar question.

But, how does that compare to the other former slave states in the Union that went for Romney as their President?

From what I can tell in a quick review is that Missouri is an outlier in even having that many statewide races during a Presidential election.

One thing is for sure, in every state that went for Romney, (mostly all former slave/confederate states) not a single "black" American was elected to statewide office.  

There was one Hispanic Republican elected to the Senate in Texas.

Of the 12 Senators elected in those states, only 3 were women, 1 of which was a Republican.

Five other females were elected to statewide office.  One was a Democrat for Treasurer and 4 were for Secretary of State, of which one was Republican.

All together, there were 37 non-presidential statewide races that I can find on The New York Times' website.  Based on initial review, only 1 is not of European Caucasian descent.  The honorable Republican from Texas.