House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries celebrated his party's sweep of competitive House races on Tuesday night, which will give Democrats a comfortable majority come January.
Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina, chairman of the GOP's House campaign arm, lost Tuesday in his Republican stronghold district to Democratic challenger Richard N. Ojeda II.
Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek flipped Iowa's open Senate seat, defeating Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson and giving Democrats a long-sought statewide win in a state that has steadily trended Republican.
Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown beat Republican Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio Tuesday, a key pickup for Democrats in their quest to take control of the Senate.
Sen. John Cornyn quickly congratulated Democrat James Talarico, whose win over Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton handed the man who ended Mr. Cornyn's Senate career a loss of his own.
Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the Texas gubernatorial race Tuesday, a stunning upset that gives Democrats control of a majority of governorships for the first time since 2010.
