After the Democrats flipped control of both the House and the Senate, victorious candidates celebrated their historic wins in victory speeches across the country.

The two major candidates in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race urged supporters to be patient as results began coming in late Tuesday.

Greg Abbott is seeking reelection, while Gina Hinojosa is trying to unseat the Republican governor. Follow the election results as votes are counted.

James Talarico ran a smart, slippery campaign. But his best asset was his opponent, Ken Paxton, one of the worst Republican candidates in a decade.

Iowa voters chose Democrat Rob Sand to be their next governor, flipping the seat Republicans have held for more than two decades and likely ushering in a new era of divided state government.Sand defeated Zach Lahn,

Representative Chris Pappas of New Hampshire, the first openly gay man to win a Senate seat, spoke about a Democratic victory over the “broken status quo” and gave a shoutout to his husband.

Polls in South Carolina are closed and the count for who will be in political offices has started. Election Day in South Carolina came to an end at 7 p.m. as polls closed and counting of ballots is set to commence,