To say it was a big night for the Democrats would be an understatement. Democrats won control of the Senate and are projected to win the House, according to major news outlets, as several races remain uncalled. Here is where the election results stand.

Democrats Take Control of Both the House and the Senate

As predicted, Democrats won enough seats to take control of the House, according to NBC News projections. The party needed to flip three seats in the House to gain the majority. That Democrats would capture the House of Representatives was not a huge surprise to anyone following the polls in recent weeks. What was a bit surprising was that the Democrats also seized the majority of the Senate.

After losing the majority in the Senate two years ago, Democrats were able to flip enough seats to get control of this chamber. The news looked promising from the start for Democrats when Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff came in with a monumental lead early in the night.

This trend continued in the South when Democratic nominee Dr. Annie Andrews pulled off a shocking victory in South Carolina. Andrews was able to flip this long-held Republican seat by beating Darline Graham, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. Neighboring North Carolina is also sending a Democrat to the Senate with the Roy Cooper victory.

The results continued to get worse for the Republicans as the night progressed. James Talarico did what many thought was impossible when the Democrat beat GOP nominee and state Attorney General Ken Paxton for the senatorial seat in Texas. The 37-year-old Talarico will become the first Democrat to represent Texas in the Senate in 38 years.

Another notable upset unfolded in Kansas when Adam Hamilton knocked off incumbent GOP Sen. Roger Marshall. Hamilton had positioned himself as a moderate candidate, endearing himself to the electorate of the historically deep red state. You have to go back to 1932 to find the last time that Kansas sent a Democrat to the Senate.

GOP Sen. Jon Husted conceded defeat to Democrat Sherrod Brown in the Ohio Senate race. Husted had been appointed to the role to replace Vice President JD Vance when he joined the Trump White House. Brown's win was yet another flip for the Democrats.

Democratic state Rep. Josh Turke is projected to flip Iowa’s open Senate seat, defeating GOP US Rep. Ashley Hinson. While Iowa had been firmly in red territory over the last few election cycles, this flip could renew Iowa's previous reputation as a battleground state.  

It was just after midnight on the East Coast when the Maine Senate race was called for Democrat Troy Jackson. Jackson defeated long-time GOP Sen. Susan Collins for the right to represent Maine.

Reaction from Democratic Congressional Leadership

Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is poised to make history in early January. It is assumed that his party will elect him to serve as the next House Speaker, making him the first Black man to serve in this role on Capitol Hill.

When speaking to supporters at a watch party in Washington, D.C., late Tuesday, Jeffries said, “Today begins the great American comeback." He went on to say, "The American people have spoken and made clear they’ve had enough of the extremism, enough of the corruption. They want a Congress that’s going to deliver for the American people, and that is exactly what House Democrats will do as soon as we get into office in January.”

On the Senate side, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer addressed supporters in the nation's capital shortly after it became official that the Democrats were going to win this chamber. Schumer said that “Against all odds, we Democrats have won the Senate and we have five words to the American people: relief is on the way."

President Donald Trump was uncharacteristically quiet as the results trickled in on Tuesday evening. The president reportedly hosted a small gathering with his Cabinet members in the White House East Wing. While Trump did not address the public directly, he took to social media to express his thoughts on the results, saying that Republicans would have won if his name was on the ballot.

Governorships Also Swing to Democrats

The Democrats also made some ground at the state level, flipping several governorships. The first big news of the night came from Georgia when former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms made history as the first black female governor in the U.S.

One of the biggest flips of the night came a few hours later when the Texas gubernatorial race was called for Gina Hinojosa. The Democrat became the first Hispanic governor of the Lone Star State, beating Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. Abbott had served in this role for almost 12 years.

After a tough battle with GOP Ohio governor nominee Vivek Ramaswamy, Democrat Dr. Amy Acton became the first woman to be elected to lead the Buckeye State. Campaigning as a moderate Democrat, Acton was able to win over the Ohio electorate to replace incumbent GOP Gov. Mike DeWine.

In another surprise, Kansas elected Democrat Cindy Holscher to replace the term-limited Laura Kelly in the capital city of Topeka. Holscher beat GOP nominee Ty Masterson. Also in the nation's heartland, Democrat Rob Sand defeated GOP nominee Zach Lahn in Iowa.

With so many race results still outstanding, it is likely to be a few days before the dust settles. What is clear is that Democrats will control both chambers of Congress when the new session begins in January.

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