Democrats sweep US midterms, flipping Congress and statehouses

Democrats won sweeping victories in Tuesday's US midterm elections, flipping both chambers of Congress, several governorships and multiple state legislatures.

• Democrats flipped both chambers of Congress and several governorships, securing new state legislative trifectas on November 3.
• Democrats won US Senate seats in Kansas and South Carolina, and Texas went Democratic in multiple races.
• Maine voters ousted a 30-year Senate veteran, and Iowa Democrats swept the governorship, a Senate seat and three House districts.
• Iowa governor-elect Rob Sand told supporters that balanced government had been restored in the state.