The results of the US midterm elections show a strong Democratic majority, while Republican candidates have suffered defeats in various seats. The results of the US midterm elections continue to come in. According to the initial results of the main contests, Democratic candidates are ahead, while Republicans are behind.
According to the initial results, Democrats have a lead of 133 and Republicans have a lead of 76 in the House of Representatives. To take control of the 435-member House of Representatives, either party needs to win 218 seats.
According to the initial results of the US Senate, Democrats have a lead of 12 seats in the Senate, bringing their number to 46, while Republicans have a lead of 6 seats, after which the number of Republicans in the Senate has increased to 37.
51 out of 100 seats are required for a simple majority in the US Senate.