Annie Andrews

Democrat Annie Andrews has won the United States Senate seat in South Carolina, defeating Republican Darline Graham by about ten percentage points, according to CBS News, NBC News and Decision Desk HQ. Republican Alan Wilson led the governor's race by a narrow margin. Donald Trump had endorsed Graham and campaigned for her. The result is the first Democratic Senate win in South Carolina since 1998, and it reflects ticket-splitting, with voters choosing a Republican governor and a Democratic senator.

Democrats have won control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives in the US midterm elections, according to multiple outlets. The party surpassed 218 seats in the 435-seat House, the threshold for a majority, around 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 3 Nov. In the Senate, Democrats won seats in Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, both Carolinas and Maine, among others. The shift ends the Republican control of both chambers. President Donald Trump said Democrats had "done a good job" and said he was "absolutely willing" to accept the results.

The Democratic Party now holds 54 seats in the Senate and 228 seats in the House, giving it clear control of both chambers. Voters flipped four Senate seats previously held by Republicans, including a win in Texas that made James Talarico the state's first Democratic senator since 1988 and a victory in South Carolina. In Texas, Gina Hinojosa also became the first Latina governor. The Justice Department deployed about 1,000 monitors to polling places nationwide, citing election integrity as a top priority.