US midterm elections: Democrats' blue wave sweeps House, Senate, and governorships

Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the U.S. midterm elections, securing 228 House seats and 54 Senate seats, with a blue wave exceeding expectations and delivering a major defeat to President Donald Trump. The Democratic Party gained 25 House seats from Republicans, surpassing the 218-seat majority threshold, while also flipping seven Senate seats in states including Texas, Maine, and Ohio. Voters who supported Trump in 2016 shifted allegiance, rejecting his administration. In gubernatorial races, Democrats won 22 of 36 states, including five flips in Ohio, Iowa, Georgia, Nevada, and Texas, where Trump had previously won by wide margins. Final results in Alaska and Kansas were pending with Democratic candidates leading.