United States Capitol in Washington DC (Shutterstock/Brandon Bourdages)
- Democrats are poised to take control of the House of Representatives after midterm elections in the United States.
- Republicans maintain a majority in the Senate.
- In addition to all 435 House and 35 Senate seats, 38 state and territorial governorships were contested.
Senate results
47
Democrats
|
|
Republicans
53 (+2)
|
|
|
|
|
| 58.2% |
50 |
38.7% |
Senators Angus King and Bernie Sanders group with Democrats
House results
235 (+41)
Democrats
|
|
Republicans
199
|
|
|
|
|
| 53.4% |
218 |
44.8% |
