It was a blue wave as Democrats won the popular vote in the House by the largest margin since the Watergate scandal in 1974.
With votes continuing to be tallied more than two weeks after Election Day, Democrats hold a lead over Republicans in the House popular vote by more than 8.6 million votes.
That’s the largest total victory in a midterm House election since Democrats defeated Republicans by more than 8.7 million votes in 1974, just months after President Richard Nixon resigned from office in disgrace.
Democratic House candidates have won 58,990,609 votes while their Republican counterparts pulled in 50,304,975.
That means that, so far, Democrats won 53.1 percent of all votes counted while Republicans earned 45.2 percent.
Democrats currently hold a 234 to 199 edge over Republicans in the incoming House, which will start in January.
Democrats have a net gain of nearly 40 House seats, with two seats yet to be called.
Trump and Nixon are often compared as special counsel Robert Mueller examines the role of Russia in the 2016 election and whether the president attempted to obstruct justice and end the probe.
Nixon also resisted investigations after his administration attempted to distance itself with five men who broke into the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters at the Watergate hotel.
There is some recognition among Republicans that they need a tune-up moving forward.
“I think everybody acknowledges we have a helluva problem,” said Josh Holmes, a top political adviser to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Capitol Hill will now have divided party control after Republicans maintained control of the Senate, picking up one (or two) seats. However, that majority is well below the 60
That could lead to more gridlock and clashes between the two chambers or it could force the two parties to find common ground.