Visualising how the US midterms turned the map blue
Summary
In the November 3 midterm elections, Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, flipping at least 31 Republican-held House seats and seven Senate seats. Preliminary estimates put turnout at about 122.7 million ballots, or 48.76 percent of eligible voters, the second-highest midterm turnout in more than a century.Key Facts
- As of 09:00 GMT on November 5, Democrats had won at least 240 House seats and 54 Senate seats.
- Republicans had won 147 House seats and 44 Senate seats; 48 House races and two Senate races remained uncalled.
- The University of Florida’s Election Lab estimated that 122.7 million ballots had been counted and 48.76 percent of eligible voters had voted.
- Maine had the highest reported turnout, at 65.78 percent, while West Virginia had the lowest, at 33.33 percent.
- Democrats flipped seven Republican-held Senate seats, including seats in Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas and Maine.
- Democrats flipped at least 31 Republican-held districts in the 435-member House.
- James Talarico’s Texas Senate win gave the state its first Democratic senator since 1993.
- Gina Hinojosa won the Texas governor’s race, becoming the state’s first Latina governor and its first Democratic governor since 1994.
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