Celebrations at a Democratic election night event with Gov. Kathy Hochul and state Attorney General Letitia James in New York City on Tuesday.

Angelina Katsanis / Bloomberg via Getty Elections Supporters turned out at watch parties across the nation after heated races that saw Democrats overturn Republicans’ majorities in the Senate and the House.

Nov. 4, 2026, 8:09 AM EST Max Butterworth Roisín Savage Joy and despair punctuated election watch parties overnight after a blue tsunami swept the country’s midterm elections In Detroit, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed celebrated his victory over Republican Mike Rogers to become the first Muslim senator in U.S. history. He was cheered on by a crowd of supporters — some wearing hijabs, others cowboy hats.

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and his wife, Dr. Sarah Jukaku, take the stage in Detroit early Wednesday.

Jeff Kowalsky / AFP via Getty El-Sayed supporters at watch parties in Detroit on Tuesday night.

USA Today via Reuters / AFP via Getty There were contrasting scenes of disappointment at a Detroit watch party for Rogers who lost in the hostile race. Supporters at a Mike Rogers watch party in Detroit on Tuesday.

Emily Elconin / Bloomberg via Getty In Austin, Texas, James Talarico supporters greeted the beaming Democrat at a burger joint after he flipped a Senate seat that had been held by Republicans for decades. James Talarico in Austin, Texas, late Tuesday.

Brandon Bell / Getty Talarico supporters celebrate in Austin on Tuesday night.

Republican Ken Paxton addresses supporters in Dallas' Westin Galleria after his defeat to Talarico.

Ricardo Arduengo / AFP via Getty Not all Republican gatherings were forlorn. Trump ally Byron Donalds defeated Democrat David Jolly to become Florida’s next governor.

Byron Donalds, center, joined by his wife, Erika Donalds, and their sons at an election night event in Hollywood, Fla., late Tuesday.

Rebecca Blackwell / AP In Georgia, Democrat Jon Ossoff cruised to Senate re-election as he defeated Republican Mike Collins. Sen. Jon Ossoff celebrates in Atlanta on Tuesday.

Erik S. Lesser / AFP via Getty Democrat Roy Cooper bested former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley to win the Senate election in North Carolina, gaining a crucial seat for his party in the race to control the chamber. Roy Cooper and his wife, Kristin Cooper, in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday.

A.M Stewart / AFP via Getty Democrat Jocelyn Benson succeeded Gretchen Whitmer to become the next governor of Michigan, extending the party’s control for four more years. Jocelyn Benson during an election night watch party in Detroit early Wednesday.

Salwan Georges / Getty Supporters of Kansas Democrat Adam Hamilton celebrate his Senate victory Tuesday night.

Evert Nelson / USA TODAY Network via Reuters A supporter of Democrat David Crowley at an election night event in Milwaukee. Crowley became Wisconsin's first Black governor.

Nam Y. Huh / AP Vote-themed badges alongside American flags for sale in New York City.

Selcuk Acar / Anadolu via Getty Images A poll worker prepares a ballot at a voting center in Cleveland on Tuesday.

David Maxwell / AFP via Getty A Paxton supporter at a watch party in Dallas late Tuesday.

Adam Gray / Getty Talarico supporters in Austin.

Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP via Getty Supporters of Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who lost to Democrat Troy Jackson, in Bangor, late Tuesday. Joe Raedle / Getty