In the US midterm elections, Democrats won 253 seats and Republicans won 157 seats in the House of Representatives.

According to unofficial results announced by the Associated Press (AP), Democrats took the majority from Republicans in the House of Representatives.

Accordingly, Democrats have won 253 seats in the House of Representatives so far, and Republicans have won 157 seats.

In the race, 43 seats held by Republicans passed to Democrats.

The winner of the remaining 25 seats in the House of Representatives has not been announced yet.

US midterm elections

The American people went to the polls for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate, as well as for governorships and other local positions in their states.

According to the unofficial results, Democrats took the majority from Republicans in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

In the US electoral system, all members of the 435-seat House of Representatives go to the polls every two years, once in the general election in which the US president is elected and the other in the midterm elections.

In the 100-member Senate wing of Congress, one-third of the senators are elected for a 6-year term and are renewed every two years.