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Results of the American Midterm Elections First: The U.S. House of Representatives • The Democrats are leading the Republicans by 89 seats. • Total seats: 435. • Majority required: 218 (more than half the seats). Second: The U.S. Senate • The Democrats are leading the Republicans by 10 seats. • Total seats: 100. • Majority required: 51 (more than half the seats). For clarification: A majority means that a party has more than half the seats in the chamber, which gives them control of the chamber and greater ability to pass their decisions.