Though Democrats are now poised to control the House and Senate, Trump has expressed his intent to use his veto power for any Democrat-led bill that may cross his desk during his last two years in office.

Here are the major takeaways from Election Day as the results finish coming in.

Who won the House?

Democrats took control of the House, surpassing the 218-seat threshold required for a majority. Democrats have secured 228 seats so far, which puts them higher than Republicans’ slim 218-seat majority in the 119th Congress.

When the House convenes for the next session, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will make way for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to take the top House post.

Who won the Senate?

Democrats flipped the Senate, with Josh Turek’s victory in Iowa pushing the party over 50 seats. Turek won the seat by more than 4 points against Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA).

As of Wednesday morning, Democrats secured 54 seats in the chamber. This election cycle was a blue tsunami, significantly outpacing Republicans’ performance in the 2022 midterm elections.

Surprising results

Democrats pulled off multiple major upsets, such as in South Carolina. Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) lost her bid for a first full term to Democrat Annie Andrews, who won by more than 4 points.

The president’s endorsement of Graham was expected to put her ahead in the red state. Andrews, however, managed to pull ahead. She will become South Carolina’s first Democratic senator in more than 20 years.

Texas also saw Democrats sweeping the elections, with Gina Hinojosa ousting three-term Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and James Talarico beating state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state’s highly competitive Senate contest.

The gubernatorial election results were finalized shortly after Abbott conceded the race, and Paxton did the same after his race was called. Hinojosa and Talarico, who became the first Democrats to be elected to their respective posts in over three decades, represent a sizable blue shift in Texas.

In Ohio, Democrat Amy Acton won the governor’s race by nearly six points over Vivek Ramaswamy. Her victory broke Republicans’ hold over the governor’s mansion, which is currently held by term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH).

Ramaswamy’s campaign was likely impacted by the controversy involving its attack ad featuring Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, who turned out to be a questionable source. The ad was released in the last 15 days before the general election.

Historic firsts

The midterm elections also brought about a night of historic firsts, with major milestones regarding representation being achieved in U.S. politics.

In Georgia, Democratic candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms is set to become the state’s first black governor and the first black woman elected governor in the United States. She previously served as mayor of Atlanta and as a senior adviser in the Biden administration.

Bottoms, who defeated Republican contender Rick Jackson, also flipped the governor’s mansion in Georgia to Democrats for the first time since 1998.

Similarly, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) will become Florida’s first black governor after narrowly outperforming Democratic opponent David Jolly.

Donalds’s victory in the gubernatorial race helped extend Republicans’ standing in Florida, which used to be a swing state.

Meanwhile, Hinojosa will become Texas’s first Latina governor and its first female governor since 1995. Abbott conceded the race.

In New Mexico, Democratic nominee Deb Haaland, who is of Native American descent, is on track to become the first indigenous woman elected governor of any U.S. state.

Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) is going to be the first openly gay man elected to the Senate. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) was the first openly gay person elected to the Senate in 2012.