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Nov 10, 2016 10:37 AM UTC  by [Alex Altman](https://time.com/author/alex-altman/)  ## Alex Altman Altman is the executive features editor and deputy Washington bureau chief at TIME. Nov 10, 2016 10:37 AM UTC THE NEW SENATE 34 seats up for grabs Democratic efforts to take control of the Senate flopped. Early data showed the party on course to pick up two seats, well short of the five required to reclaim the chamber majority. ‘I will be one hell of a check and balance on him.’ Catherine Cortez Masto, Democratic Senator-elect for Nevada, speaking about President-elect Donald Trump after defeating Representative Joe Heck; Masto will be the first ever Latina Senator in Congress \[The following text appears within a chart. Please see a hardcopy for actual chart.\] 46 Democrat 2 Independent\* 51 Republican DEMOCRATIC CONTROL 1 unknown REPUBLICAN CONTROL Seats won 12 21 \*BOTH CAUCUS WITH DEMOCRATS MISSOURI In a difficult contest, GOP incumbent Roy Blunt resisted a challenge from Army veteran Jason Kander, a top Democratic recruit, 49% to 46%. ‘This is a lot better than the last time I did one of these in Miami.’ Marco Rubio, Republican Senator from Florida, joking about his most recent big address–a speech announcing the end of his presidential run–after rebuffing a challenge from Democratic Representative Patrick Murphy ‘Do we retreat, or do we fight? I say we fight!’ Kamala Harris, Democratic Senator-elect from California, responding to the Republican landslide, after defeating Democratic Representative Loretta Sanchez WISCONSIN First-term Republican Ron Johnson stormed from behind to hold off former Senator Russ Feingold in a race that looked all but lost just weeks before. NEW HAMPSHIRE Maggie Hassan, the state’s Democratic governor, ousted incumbent Republican Kelly Ayotte in one of the nation’s tightest races. NORTH CAROLINA Republican Richard Burr won a third term in a battleground state inundated by outside money. PENNSYLVANIA In the most expensive Senate contest in U.S. history, freshman Republican Pat Toomey eked out a re-election victory over Democrat Katie McGinty. RESULTS AS OF 5 P.M. E.T. NOV. 9 THE NEW HOUSE 435 seats up for grabs Republicans held the House with ease, while Democrats were on course to pick up just a handful of seats, far fewer than the party once hoped. \[The following text appears within a chart. Please see hardcopy or PDF for actual chart.\] 193 Democrat 3 Unknown 239 Republican Incoming House 188 247 Outgoing House ‘I will do everything, I will work my hardest, to deserve this.’ Paul Ryan, Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, who retained his seat in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District ‘Out of chaos came purpose … And out of silence came action.’ Stephanie Murphy, Democratic Representative-elect of Florida’s 7th Congressional District, explaining that she entered the race because of the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando NEW JERSEY Seven-term GOP Congressman Scott Garrett was one of the party’s few casualties, falling to former Clinton White House aide and first-time candidate Josh Gottheimer in the northern New Jersey district. CALIFORNIA Republican Darrell Issa, an Obama Administration antagonist, narrowly won a ninth term in a high-profile contest. TEXAS Will Hurd, a black Republican and former CIA operative, won a close race in his district, near the Mexican border. THE RESULTS: GOVERNORS 12 of 50 seats up for grabs \[The following text appears within 2 map. Please see hardcopy or PDF for actual map.\] Races in 2016 WASH. ORE. MONT. N.D. UTAH MO. IND. VT. N.H. DEL. W.VA. N.C. Three states–Missouri, New Hampshire and Vermont–switched from Democratic governors to Republican ones. Democrat win Republican win Partial results No election States that flipped parties in 2016 The new map Dem (15) Ind (1) Rep (33) SOURCES: NEWS REPORTS; AP; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; COOK POLITICAL REPORT; NEW YORK TIMES; NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4565979/the-results-congress/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4565979/the-results-congress/"},"headline":"The Results: Congress","datePublished":"2016-11-10T10:37:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T01:44:56.186Z","description":"THE NEW SENATE 34 seats up for grabs Democratic efforts to take control of the Senate flopped. 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