Democrats break through deep-red states and take control of the House and Senate

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Democrats across the country have won several key races in the high-stakes midterm elections, taking control of the House and Senate.

With a majority party needing only 51 seats, the current Senate race outlook shows 54 Democratic seats, 44 Republican seats, and 2 Independent seats.

Michigan democrat Abdul El-Sayed won the Michigan Senate seat over republican Mike Rodgers. In South Carolina, Democrat Annie Andrews defeated Darline Graham, sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, flipping a seat the GOP has held since 1964. Democrat Adam Hamilton flipped Kansas blue for the first time in 94 years.

Democrats clinched two key seats in Texas that Republicans had held for over 30 years. James Talarico won his high-profile Senate race over Trump-backed republican Ken Paxton. The most striking result is Gina Hinojosa unseating Gov. Gregg Abbott, who was governor for three terms. Democrats have also flipped at least four other governorships in Georgia, Iowa, Nevada and Ohio.

In North Carolina, Democrat Ray Cooper, the state's former governor, won the Senate seat, flipping the seat blue.

Democrats are projected to control the House, flipping 27 seats so far.

To control the House, a party needs 218 seats. Democrats currently hold 231 seats, while Republicans hold 139. 71 of the 435 House races have yet to be decided, and over three million votes still need to be counted.

President Trump said that he will accept Tuesday's election results. In an interview with Fox News, Trump said that he doesn't see his party's midterm losses as a rebuke of his presidency.