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US midterm election results: Democrats flip House and Senate. Here's what else the data tells us

Source: Deutsche Welle

Democrats have won the majority in both House and Senate. Vote counts are still ongoing. DW takes a look at who voted Republican, who voted Democrat and what it all means.

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