Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Year | Democratic\nParty | Republican\nParty | Independent\n/ Other | Majority |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1865 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 |
| 1868 | 14 | 110 | 0 | 96 |
| 1870 | 0 | 100 | 24(a) | 76 |
| 1872 | 22 | 102 | 0 | 80 |
| 1874 | 0 | 91 | 33(b) | 58 |
| 1876 | 64 | 60 | 0 | 4 |
| 1878 | 121 | 3 | 0 | 118 |
| 1880 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 116 |
| 1902–\n1962 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
| 1964 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 122 |
| 1966 | 107 | 17 | 0 | 90 |
| 1968 | 119 | 5 | 0 | 114 |
| 1970 | 115 | 9 | 0 | 109 |
| 1972 | 107 | 17 | 0 | 90 |
| 1974 | 110 | 14 | 0 | 96 |
| 1976 | 114 | 10 | 0 | 104 |
| 1978 | 111 | 13 | 0 | 98 |
| 1980 | 110 | 14 | 0 | 96 |
| 1982 | 108 | 16 | 0 | 92 |
| 1984 | 102 | 22 | 0 | 80 |
| 1986 | 98 | 26 | 0 | 72 |
| 1988 | 94 | 30 | 0 | 64 |
| 1990 | 89 | 35 | 0 | 54 |
| 1992 | 84 | 40 | 0 | 44 |
| 1994 | 72 | 52 | 0 | 20 |
| 1996 | 54 | 70 | 0 | 16 |
| 1998 | 58 | 66 | 0 | 12 |
| 2000 | 55 | 69 | 0 | 14 |
| 2002 | 51 | 73 | 0 | 22 |
| 2004 | 50 | 74 | 0 | 24 |
| 2006 | 51 | 73 | 0 | 22 |
| 2008 | 52 | 72 | 0 | 20 |
| 2010 | 47 | 76 | 0 | 29 |
| 2012 | 45 | 78 | 0 | 30 |
Question:
in 1996 the sc house of representatives had a republican majority. how many years had passed since the last time this happened?
Answer:
122