Live updates: Blue tsunami sweeps the midterms as Democrats take control of Congress

What to Know

• The predicted blue wave materialized in midterm elections from coast to coast Tuesday, with Democrats winning control of both houses of Congress.
• Republicans entered the midterm elections with slight advantages in the Senate (53-47) and House (219-214). There were 35 Senate seats and all 435 House seats on the ballot.
• Democrats notched high profile Senate battleground wins early in the night, headlined by four flips: former Gov. Roy Cooper is headed to the Senate from North Carolina; Annie Andrews topped Darline Graham in South Carolina; James Talarico triumphed over Ken Paxton in Texas; and former Sen. Sherrod Brown from Ohio is going back to Washington.
• In the the House of Representatives, Democrats will start the year with what would be its largest majority in nearly two decades, NBC News projects.
• Gubernatorial races are taking place in 36 states. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has won the governor’s race in Georgia, while Republican Rep. Byron Donalds will be Florida’s next governor, and Democrat Gina Hinojosa will be governor of Texas, NBC News projects.
• After remaining quiet for several hours, President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News that the Iran war had led to a ‘not that pleasant’ election night