It's been an extraordinary night for the Democrats in the US midterms. They have taken control of the Senate and are projected to take control of the House of Representatives too, according to the BBC's partner CBS News. The results in the Senate are beyond what the Democrats would have expected.
North Carolina was a likely pick-up but South Carolina was a huge shock and Kansas had not returned a Democratic senator since 1932. Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Maine have also turned blue. There is one toss-up seat to come in Alaska and even Mississippi is now on a knife edge, according to CBS News.
Polls before the election saw South Carolina as leaning Republican. It had been a deep red seat for many years, last returning a Democratic senator in 1998. The shift from Republican to Democrat happened across the country.
For example recent vote share shows Texas moved 9 points towards the Democrats when compared with the 2024 Senate race. The BBC's partner CBS News projected the Democrats would win the House just after on Wednesday ( Tuesday). The Democrats are making the gains they need to take control but have their sights set on a much bigger victory.
Two significant seats are Florida 14 and Florida 25 which the Democrats have held. This is a blow to the Republicans' attempt to redraw the boundaries in their favour. The redistricting saw both districts move from having a majority of 2024 Kamala Harris voters to having a majority of people who voted for Donald Trump.
Florida 22, which was also redrawn to favour the Republicans, saw a victory for the Democrats too. A huge poll of voters suggests women turned out in numbers and most voted Democrat. Men on the other hand were evenly split between the two main parties.
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