Congressional elections: 144 seats for Democrats in the House of Representatives compared to 96 for Republicans so far, according to results published by the Associated Press. Senate: 17 seats for Democrats versus 8 for Republicans Democrats win 5 of the 9 critical Senate races: Texas, Kansas, Ohio, Iowa and South Carolina Democrat Annie Andrews wins South Carolina's Senate seat The results are unofficial, and the party needs 218 seats to control the House, and 51 to control the Senate.