--- title: Celebrities React to 2018 Midterm Elections description: As the results of the 2018 midterm elections rolled in on Tuesday, celebrities took to social media to share their thoughts on the night. canonical: https://time.com/5447612/celebrities-on-2018-election/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-11-07T14:18:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-13T08:05:32.434Z og:title: Celebrities React to the 2018 Midterm Elections og:description: "This is incredible" og:url: https://time.com/5447612/celebrities-on-2018-election/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f5d2920febcaa5f/69893e7486f68e4ca56eaa3b/john-legend-2018-midterm-elections.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: John-Legend-2018-Midterm-Elections og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Celebrities React to the 2018 Midterm Elections twitter:description: "This is incredible" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f5d2920febcaa5f/69893e7486f68e4ca56eaa3b/john-legend-2018-midterm-elections.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'This Is incredible.' 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Here's What They Plan to Do First [Watch (HLS stream): Democrats Just Won the House. Here's What They Plan to Do First](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/JuqRfJKu.m3u8) (1:24)  _Published 2018-11-07. Scarred by the 2016 election, many House Democrats had been incredibly cautious about publicly discussing what they might do if they regained the majority after the midterms._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Nov 7, 2018 2:18 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Nov 7, 2018 2:18 PM UTC As the [results of the 2018 midterm elections](http://time.com/5446274/midterm-election-results/) rolled in on Tuesday, celebrities took to social media to share their thoughts on what they saw as the highs and lows of the night. Leading up to the elections, some Hollywood A-listers expressed hope for a [“blue wave”](http://time.com/longform/election-day-2018-pictures/) in response to Donald Trump’s controversial presidency. So it was no surprise when these stars started celebrating after Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives—especially considering the range of Democratic candidates who picked up seats both in the House and elsewhere. “Flipping the house despite all the gerrymandering was no small feat,” tweeted John Legend. “Despite it being expected by the polls, this is still a BFD. The House has so much power to hold the president accountable. I look forward to some real oversight.” > [](https://twitter.com/johnlegend/status/1060043467043364865) “This is incredible!” James Corden wrote of Colorado’s Jared Polis becoming the first openly gay male governor elected in American history. “Massive. Congratulations Jared Polis. You did it!” > [](https://twitter.com/JKCorden/status/1060005090214346752) However, with the results of the [U.S. Senate race in Texas](http://time.com/5444357/ted-cruz-senate-midterms-results/) and the race for governor in both [Florida](http://time.com/5445200/ron-desantis-florida-governors-election-results/) and [Georgia](http://time.com/5447509/stacey-abrams-brian-kemp-georgia-governor/), there were also some disappointments for celebrities. > [](https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/1060016286380539905) > [](https://twitter.com/thegreatkhalid/status/1060014752556965888) > [](https://twitter.com/LaurenJauregui/status/1060053526171320321) > [](https://twitter.com/joshgad/status/1060020425848107009) > [](https://twitter.com/SaraBareilles/status/1060011936195244032) > [](https://twitter.com/BenSPLATT/status/1060008744501669888) See some more celebrity reactions below. > [](https://twitter.com/SaraBareilles/status/1060009309264842753) > [](https://twitter.com/billyeichner/status/1060009949789589510) > [](https://twitter.com/ikebarinholtz/status/1060036986637967362) > [](https://twitter.com/mgyllenhaal/status/1060024343596617733) > [](https://twitter.com/johncusack/status/1060023976733356032) > [](https://twitter.com/johnlegend/status/1059993402941554689) > [](https://twitter.com/billyeichner/status/1059998984792694785) > [](https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1060032295917150208) > [](https://twitter.com/christinaperri/status/1060039733416468481) ## Transcript Thanks to you, tomorrow will be a new day in America. [ APPLAUSE ] Remember this feeling, know the power to win. [ APPLAUSE ] And almost all the congratulations to those dynamic, diverse, incredible candidates. Who have taken back the House for the American people. Let us salute all of our candidates. In sharp contrast to the GOP Congress, the Democratic Congress will be led with transparency and openness so that the public can see. What's happening and how it affects them, and that they can weigh in with the members of Congress and with the President of the United States. We will have accountability and we will strive for bipartisanship, with fairness on all sides. We will have a responsibility to find our common ground where we can. Stand our ground while we can't but we must try. We have a market a bipartisan market place of ideas that makes our democracy strong. A democratic comes the workforce solutions that bring us together because we have all had enough Of division. 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