Democrats smash Watergate record for House popular vote in midterms
Nationally, Democrats have 53.1 percent of all votes counted while Republicans took 45.2 percent.
By Jane C. Timm Nov. 26, 2018 / 11:24 AM ET
Democrats won the House with the largest margin of victory in a midterms election for either party, according to NBC News election data.
While votes are still being tallied, Democratic House candidates currently hold an 8,805,130 vote lead over Republicans as of Monday morning. The Democrats' national margin of victory in House contests smashes the previous midterms record of 8.7 million votes in 1974, won just months after President Richard Nixon resigned from office in disgrace amid the Watergate scandal.
Of the more than 111 million votes cast in House races nationwide, Democrats took 53.1 percent retaking control of the House of Representatives by flipping nearly 40 seats while Republicans received 45.2 percent of the vote.
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