Democrats seize both the House and the Senate
WASHINGTON (NBC, KYMA) - In a historic midterm election, Democrats seized full control of Congress, fueled by victories in deeply Republican states.
Voters went to the polls angry about high prices and the Iran war, sending President Donald Trump a strong message for the last two years of his presidency.
As for the president, he's threatening to veto bills Democrats send his way while also saying he's interested in finding common ground for new laws.
Democrats across the country are riding high Wednesday morning after a blue wave which saw them take back control of both houses of Congress and the majority of the nation's governors' offices.
Meanwhile, Republicans are left to wonder what went wrong.
For months, voters said they were upset about high prices, the war in Iran, and the state of democracy.
They couldn't fire President Trump this year, but they could, and did, severely restrict what he can do for the last two years of his term.
NBC News projected Democrats will take control of both houses of Congress.
The Decision Desk estimated they'll end up with around 258 seats in the House, which could be their biggest majority in two decades, and at least 54 seats in the Senate.
Democrats did it by winning in some states that have backed Republicans for decades, and which president trump won by double digits just two years ago.
Democrats flipped Senate seats in Maine, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas.
The lone star state delivered two stunners, with James Talarico becoming the first Democratic Senator elect there in nearly 40 years, and the state electing its first Democratic governor in decades.
In one of the ugliest and costliest races this year, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed kept a Michigan Senate seat blue, beating Mike Rogers, and he'll be the nation's first Muslim Senator.
President Trump gave a few phone interviews overnight where he distanced himself from losing Republicans, and said he's willing to work with Democrats when he can.
Two senate races remain up for grabs, and winners have yet to be declared in Alaska and Mississippi. If they took both, the democrats would control 56 seats in the senate.
