Democrats win majority in both US House and Senate in midterm election

The dramatic midterm shift in the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Democrats marks the first time both chambers have flipped from one party to another in two decades.

A blue tsunami is sweeping the United States of America.

The Democratic candidates routed their rivals across the map as the final ballots were tallied in the morning and won seats for which they hadn't been viable contenders for decades, ending the Republicans' unified control of the legislature.

From suburban battlegrounds to traditional GOP strongholds, voters expressed their dissatisfaction over high prices, the Iran war and concerns over government corruption.

In Texas where no Democrat had won statewide office in more than 30 years, 37-year-old state legislator and former school teacher James Talarico pulled out the election night's biggest shock by defeating Ken Paxton, who was trailed by a series of scandals. Crowds congregated to cheer Talarico's victory in downtown Austin after the race was called.

He said, "We just took back Texas. We just proved that all the money in the world is no match for the people of Texas."

Meanwhile, Democrat challenger Gina Hinojosa was up against sturdy Republican Governor Greg Abbott and won. She is set to become the first Latina governor in Texas history.

The poll results demonstrated a fundamental unravelling of the coalition of supporters that once leaned towards the Trump administration.

It is reported only about one-third of Hispanic voters suggested they backed the Republican in their local US House races. Young voters have shifted away from the GOP after warming to Trump two years ago.

Ruby-red Kansas also turned blue for the first time in nearly a century.

Pastor Adam Hamilton ousted incumbent Roger Marshall to win a Senate seat, a feat no Democrat had achieved since 1932.

In Michigan, former public health official Abdul El-Sayed - one of a crop of left-wing candidates who prevailed in Democratic primaries - has won the contest to become the first Muslim-American senator.

The progressive politician indicated the win was a vindication of grassroots energy. "You took a chance on the unlikeliest of candidates, so thank you. This is all yours. Michigan, I cannot wait to serve you with the same big-heartedness, open-mindedness, grit and earnestness that you've shown me," said El-Sayed.

Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, who is projected to have won his re-election bid in Georgia, told supporters that the American people have rebuked the "depravity, corruption, and incompetence of the failed lame duck" President Donald Trump in sweeping victories.

In the state of Maine, Republican Sen. Susan Collins lost to Democrat Troy Jackson.

Democrats also historically flipped seats in South Carolina, North Carolina and Ohio.

Faced with a devastating sea change, House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed disappointment during his address in Louisiana but urged his party not to lose hope, pledging to "double down" and continue pressing forward with their agenda of "common sense" and vision to "make America great again."

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries framed the outcome as a "victory for America."

Jeffries noted at the watch party that this is not a partisan moment, but a patriotic one, and added Democrats are going to work hard to deliver on the dramatic change that Americans deserve.

He will make history as the first Black speaker of the US House of Representatives.