
Mitt Romney holds his grandson, Dane Romney, while he and his wife, Ann, wave after addressing supporters at their campaign headquarters. Romney won the soon-to-be-vacated Utah Senate seat, replacing Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Millions of people across the country showed up to their local polling stations on Tuesday, Nov. 6, for midterm elections. Many historic changes took place, transforming the country's political landscape.
Democrats won House control
The Democratic Party needed to gain 23 seats to win control of the House. Ultimately, the Democrats gained a total of 28 seats as of Wednesday, Nov. 7, with two Democratic-held seats still uncalled, according to the Washington Post
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, said, 'Thanks to you, tomorrow will be a new day in America,' according to CNN
Red states tended to run redder, while blue states became more blue, according to the Washington Post.
The midterms didn't result in quite the blue wave Democrats hoped for but, as the Boston Globe put it, it was an important 'Democratic splash
The Washington Post also reported
Republicans retained Senate control
The Republican Party maintained Senate control, showing that President Donald Trump and his party retain 'important structural advantages' across the electoral landscape, reported
The Boston Globe reported
The Washington Post agreed, reporting
Representatives already lobbying for House leadership positions
Lawmakers began aggressively lobbying for House leadership positions on Wednesday, Nov. 7, though the official vote isn't until Nov. 14, reported
Pelosi is considered the front-runner expected to 'retake the speaker's gavel,' reported
Trump tweeted his support of Pelosi, saying, 'She has earned this great honor' and 'perhaps we will add some Republican votes.'
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1060162807960870913
Women take historic strides
The New York Times reported
Democrat Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Democrat Ilhan Omar of Minnesota will become the first Muslim women in Congress.
Republican Marsha Blackburn became Tennessee's first female senator. Democrat Deb Haaland of New Mexico became the first Native American congresswoman and Democrat Ayanna Pressley became Massachusetts' first congresswoman of color, reported
Historic changes in voter demographics
Women supported the Democratic Party by 19 points and voters under 30 supported the party by 35 points, both more than ever before, reported
The New York Times reported
Utah midterm news
Republican Mitt Romney won the Senate seat
Proposition 2 passed during midterm elections as well and is expected to be a mostly symbolic act prompting more official legislation on medical cannabis by the Utah Legislature, the Salt Lake Tribune reported
Other legislation that passed in Utah included Proposition 3, which will expand Utah Medicaid, and Proposition 4, which will redistrict Utah to combat gerrymandering, reported