Democrats win control of House and Senate: Key US midterms takeaways

Democrats have won control of Congress after flipping Republican-held House and Senate seats in Texas, South Carolina, Iowa, Michigan and Kansas in the midterm elections.The results are being seen as a major rebuke to US President Donald Trump’s Republicans, who were previously in control of both houses of Congress.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Firsts for women and minorities in US midterm electionslist 2 of 3US House Speaker Johnson rants about Marxism after Democrat gainslist 3 of 3Democrat Troy Jackson wins Maine US Senate seat in blow to Republicansend of listAll 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the Senate’s 100 seats were contested in Tuesday’s elections, including special elections in Florida and Ohio to fill the seats vacated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.Voters in 36 states also elected governors, as well as state legislators and local officials.Counting continued throughout Tuesday evening and night in the US. Results in some races may, however, not be known until Wednesday or later.These are the key takeaways from this year’s US midterms:This is the biggest win for the Democrats since the 1990sDemocrats ha...