Top US Democratic politician Hakeem Jeffries has called the midterm results the start of a

All 435 seats in the lower chamber of Congress were on the ballot in Tuesday's

Democrat Amy Acton defeats Republican Vivek Ramaswamy to become the first ever woman to be

The elections, which saw Democrats make big gains, also marked firsts for women and minorities

Polls suggest the governing party could fall below 40 percent as voters weigh failing services.

Longtime Republican Senator Susan Collins had held the seat for three decades, but was swept