The Democrats have won control of the US House of Representatives with what could be their largest majority in nearly two decades, NBC News projects, as voters delivered a stunning rebuke to President Donald Trump and Republicans.
The House projection is based on an analysis that Democrats will win approximately 255 House seats - an estimate that could still tick up or down by a few seats but will be well beyond the 218 needed to secure a majority.
NBC News has projected the Democrats will also flip control of the Senate, putting the party in charge of both chambers.
Democrats needed to win a net of just three seats to take back the majority.
The blue wave washed over many more GOP-held seats than that - from the east coast to Texas' Rio Grande Valley - most in districts that Trump carried in 2024.
A quartet of GOP incumbents in Pennsylvania were defeated.
Democrat Bob Harvie beat GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a leader of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus; Democrat Bob Brooks knocked off GOP Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in the 7th Congressional District; Paige Cognetti bested GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan in the 8th District; and Democrat Janelle Stelson ousted GOP Rep. Scott Perry, a former chairman of the far-right Freedom Caucus, in the 10th District.
In Virginia, Democratic former Rep. Elaine Luria won back her old seat, defeating Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans in the Virginia Beach area, while Democrat Shannon Taylor upset longtime GOP Rep. Rob Wittman outside of Richmond.
Another big name in Republican politics, Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey, lost his race for reelection to Democrat Rebecca Bennett. Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., the first Ukrainian-born member of Congress who frequently clashed with Trump and GOP leaders, also was defeated. And in Colorado, Democratic state Rep. Manny Rutinel trounced GOP Rep. Gabe Evans.
One of the biggest prizes of the night for Democrats came when Richard Ojeda II upset Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C. As chairman of the House GOP's campaign arm, Hudson was responsible for protecting GOP incumbents and the majority.
The Democrats' victory was widely seen as a referendum on Trump's unpopular policies, including his tough immigration crackdown, the eight-month Iran war and tariffs on U.S. allies that drove up the price of gas, groceries and other goods.
When the party takes control of the chamber on January 3rd, it will mark the first time in Trump's second term that he won't have full control of Congress.
Since he returned to the White House, Trump has tested the limits of his executive powers, dismantling federal agencies cuts through the Department of Government Efficiency, unilaterally imposing sweeping tariffs and rescinding congressionally approved funding - all while the GOP-controlled House and Senate mostly looked the other way.
Source : NBC News
