Democratic Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke at his election party at the Southwest University Ballpark in El Paso, Texas. O'Rourke was defeated by Republican Ted Cruz. Photograph: EPA/LARRY W. SMITH
Democratic House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi (C) reacts with other Democrats to election returns at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, DC. Photograph. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
A section of the crowd at the Democratic Election Night event at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, DC. Photograph: EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Victorious Democratic congressinal candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at La Boom Night Club in New York. Photograph: Elizabeth D. Herman/The New York Times
Supporters listen to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic candidate for New York's 14th Congressional District, at La Boom Night Club in New York. Photograph: Elizabeth D. Herman/The New York Times
Supporters of Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis celebrate at his midterm election night party in Orlando, Florida. Photograph: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis, along with wife Casey, speaks at his midterm election night party in Orlando, Florida. Photograph: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia DuBose Porter (C-L) hugs Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (C-R) as she arrives to speak to supporters - and refuses to concede - in Atlanta Georgia. Photograph: EPA/TAMI CHAPPELL
