>> governor-elect ron desantis giving his speech. just north of florida is georgia. stacey abrams has are fused to concede in her campaign there. leading with 99% of the vote in. politico is reporting a record number of women will be serving in washington. at least 103 women have been elected in this election cycle. they will join the 10 women in the senate already there. that is a new record on top of the 1992 record. raceississippi senate heads to a runoff. cindy hyde-smith and mike sb will be in the runoff. that is on november 22. neither of them achieved 50% of because -- when you

look at the balance of power, the republicans retain control. there are five races still to be >> >>florida has still not been declared even though rick scott has given a victory speech and bill nelson has not conceded, necessarily, but rick scott is ahead by about half a percentage point at this point. more results this morning. --brian camp in the georgia in the georgia governors race holding onto a lead of 51%. stacey abrams not considering the race. let's take a look at some interesting senate races, including in montana, where right now matt rosen dale is

ahead by about 2100 votes. matt rosen dale with 49% 1% for jonith 48. tester. in nevada, another state where president trump had campaigned extensively. senator dean heller is holding onto his lead over democratic congresswoman jacky rosen. dean heller has about 93,000 votes compared to 85,000 or jacky rosen. still a lot more to come in, especially in clark county, which is a stronghold for democrats in the state of nevada. mitt romney is coming to washington as a u.s. senator. he is the former governor of massachusetts, move back to utah, and easily defeated jenny wilson in the utah senate race. and finally in arizona, where it has been a close race all evening.

representative martha mick sally has been holding onto a lead. you can see a difference of about 15,000 votes with congressman kyrsten sinema behind in the arizona senate race. all of the speeches we are getting are available on www.c-span.org. you can get the house races and races in a number of the special measures, i ballot should say, at c-span.org as well as our coverage through the course of the evening. peter? >> about two hours ago the head of the democratic national committee, tom perez, the head congressionaltic committee, congressman from new mexico, and the leader of the democrats in the house, nancy pelosi, spoke. this is about two hours. >> are you fired up? >> yeah! >> so i might.

it's a great -- so am i. it's a great night for democrats and a great night for democracy. let's give it up for nancy pelosi! not only is responsible for the affordable care act, but for reminding us that when women succeed, america succeeds! pelosi!u, leader democrats are a family and i want to give another shout out to one who has been working tirelessly in recent years, and that is the chair of the democratic congressional campaign committee. i will introduce him shortly. folks, democrats put hope on the ballot, and that's why the american people are electing democrats across the country tonight, including a majority now in the u.s. house of representatives!

we campaigned on a clear message, health care is a right, diversity is a strength, the economy should work for everyone. facts matter, science matters. when women succeed, america succeeds. when unions succeed, the middle class succeeds. we did not only take over the house of representatives. mission as the democratic national committee is to elect people from the school board to the oval office, and we have flipped the following states from red to blue at the governor level. michigan! kansas! oaks, what's the matter with dust folks, what's -- folks, what's the matter with kansas? they are turning democratic. new mexico! maineith janet mills --

with janet mills. this is truly the year of the woman everywhere. in illinois! and folks, those are five, but we have more races that are in play. evers!sin, tony it's still too close to call. everse ei -- tony is up by a smidgen. in iowa. nevada has not started announcing their votes, but we have a spectacular candidate in steve sza lack. we still have a shot in south dakota with billy sutton. we still have a shot in georgia with stacey abrams and we are fighting everywhere! we need to give it up for the , governor jay inslee of washington, who did

spectacular work. as a result of his work, jared polis is now the governor of the great state of colorado. govern, thee he can state senate has flipped from republican to democrat. [applause] lamont is now the governor of connecticut. andrew como israel elected. gina removed up -- andrew cuomo is reelected. we are making real progress. we started out with 16. we will have at least 21 governorships. these are 12 years cycles. that is so important. i want to say again, thank you to everyone who has worked. our democracy is on fire. it's a five-alarm fire. you are all first responders. thank you for organizing, thank you for leading, and give a

great thanks to the chair of the democratic congressional campaign committee, who did it all. ladies and gentlemen, i present to you ben ray lujan. [applause] ben: how are you feeling, everybody? i will tell you what, the american spirit is shining bright. it shines bright because you, the people united by common values, reaffirmed the truths passed down by our founders. it shines bright because even after these last two years, we are able to shake off the traps of cynicism and chart a new path to the future. and now block by block, vote by taken theicans have first step towards renewing our

american promise. this election is an affirmation of the values cherished by millions of families in every state, and in every zip code. it's a vindication for a vision brought to life more than two centuries ago. a government of the people, by the people! >> for the people! ben: to everyone who has participated in the selection, thank you for raising your voice. whether this is the first time you have filled out a valid or whether you have never missed an election, you make our democracy come to life. , nowtter who you voted for is the time to come together and revive the work of protecting our union, because tonight is just the start. the american people have made clear that washington and now congress must now deliver on a platform that puts the people first. now is where the work begins to restore checks and balances, the able to hold true to our country's founders ideals.

the time has come to turn a page on politics fueled by bigotry and hate, designed to pit neighbor against neighbor. america deserves better than that. americans deserve better than that tonight you showed us the way! [applause] ben: you showed us how to come together, friend and foe, and demand we unite our country, tap into the greater good within, and i'm confident we will get it done. here we are, folks. candidates that ran people fueled, grassroots campaigns from all backgrounds, every walk of life, veterans, cia officers, small business owners, health care advocates, a local leaders. we saw latinos, asian american pacific islanders, and african-americans. we some more of our brothers and sisters from the lgbtq community, step forward, run for office, and windier elections tonight. we also's -- win the

elections tonight. we also saw an unprecedented number of women run for office and when office -- win office. women candidates ran in more than half of the most contested races in america. if you don't know them yet, don't worry, you will. from lawrence county to the cornfields of iowa, down from miami to the tip of maine, this election was a triumph of volunteers knocking on doors and making phone calls. of neighbors gathering, of people who have never been all that political deciding that now more than ever is a time to get involved. tonight the grassroots movement that began with the women's march continued -- women's march, continued with the parkland students, made his decisive jump to the polling place and has finally brought the change that washington so

desperately need. i have never been so -- i have never been in such a good place where i know that better days are ahead. before, thee heard secret to america's strength is simple, it's you the people. for the last two years from townhall to town squares, from large rallies to small living rooms, americans young and old, teachers,d poor, veterans, moms, dads, brothers, sisters, rabbis, reverence, all of you stood up. election out and this sends a clear message that is now shaking the halls of congress. [applause] more proud ofbe what has happened across america right now but it all begins with the leaders. it all begins with someone that holds them accountable and outsmarts them every step of the way. you put your hands together for my speaker of the house, nancy pelosi! [applause]

♪ speaker pelosi: how you feeling? [applause] speaker pelosi: i am going to ask my colleagues to join us here. [crowd chanting] speaker pelosi: thank you all very much. thank you all very much. let me salute our chair of the democratic national committee, chairman perez, for all his success is tonight. there you go -- where did he go?

i also want to salute the chair of the democratic national campaign committee. lujan --oud of ben ray aren't we proud of ben ray lujan? [applause] speaker pelosi: i want to acknowledge my grandsons. as they wave to their other cousins, in california, who still campaigning up to the last minute in california, because it's all about the children. before i think all of you more fully, i want to thank my colleagues and acknowledge their leadership and the presence here -- their presence here. our distinguished went from whiland, denny lawyer -- --rom maryland, denny lawyer hoyer.

, bobby scott of virginia. [applause] -- of california. g.k. butterfield of north carolina. barbara lee of california. henry clay or a texas. karen bass of california. don buyer of virginia. and brendan boyle of pennsylvania. we all join in thanking all of the. vips, ouru are volunteers and politics -- in politics. women and men have mobilized in

stark numbers, realized what this congress was doing it, and refused to stand still. every text, every phone call you made made the difference. thanks to you, we owned the ground, thanks to you. [applause] speaker pelosi: thanks to you tomorrow will be a new day in america. [applause] speaker pelosi: remember this feeling. know the power to win. to the dynamic, diverse, and credible candidates who have taken back the house for the american people. let us salute all of our candidates. [applause] pelosi: today is more than about democrats and republicans. it's about restoring the constitution's checks and

balances to the trump administration. it's about stopping the gop and mitch mcconnell's assault on medicaid, medicare, the affordable care act, and the health care of 130 million americans living with pre-existing conditions. let's hear it more for pre-existing medical conditions. it's about ending wealthy reignl interests' free over washington. it, it's anything about what a new democratic majority will mean in the lives of hard-working americans. that's what it's about. democrats pledge a congress that works for the people, for the people. lower the cost of health care by lowering the cost of prescription drugs, raise workers wages with strong economic growth by rebuilding the infrastructure of america, clean up corruption to make

washington work for all americans. [applause] speaker pelosi: we will take real, very strong legislative actions to legislate, to negotiate down the price control of prescription drugs that is burdening seniors and families across america. we will deliver a transformational investment in america's infrastructure to create morgan and jobs, rebuilding roads, -- more good paying jobs, rebuilding roads, schools, housing, and beyond. we will join the swamp of special interest money -- drain the swamp of special interest money. the people's interests will prevail, not the dark special interests. [applause]

speaker poulos and: in stock congress to the gop congress, the democratic congress will be led with -- speaker pelosi: in stark contrast to the gop congress, the democratic congress will be led with transparency. we will have accountability and we will strive for bipartisanship with fairness on all sites. we will have a responsibility to find our common ground where we can, stand our ground where we cannot, but we must try. we have a bipartisan marketplace of ideas that makes our democracy strong. a democratic congress will work for solutions that bring us together, because we have all had enough of division. [applause] pelosi: the american people want peace, they want they want us to work

for positive results for their lives. our founders believed in a principle that they knew muscat or nation. they promised -- must guide our nation. they promised life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. the founders could never have imagined how vast our country would become, how many we would be, how different we would be from each other, but they knew we had to be one, unity. unity for our country. [applause] pelosi: and today the american people have spoken to restore that vision. with a new democratic majority we will honor the vision of our having afor a country legitimate debate, but remembering that we are one country. we will honor the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and their families, who have made us the land of the free and the

home of the brave. [applause] speaker pelosi: to build a better future worthy of their sacrifice. and we must honor and respect the aspirations of our children. elections are about the future, and what we do for our children's future. so thank you all for making the future better for all of america's children. god bless you. god bless america. thank you all very much. [applause] ♪

>> currently the house gop has 235 seats in the house of representatives. it's looking like the democrats could pick up 35 seats tonight. that would bring the house republicans down to about 218 -- 200. 218 needed for the majority. >> we are focusing on the house races. take a look at georgia sixth congressional district. karen handel one in that special

election last year. it is essentially tied with just a handful of votes between republican incumbent and lucy make bats, who is the democratic h,allenger -- losey mcbat who is the democratic challenger -- lucy mcbath, who is the democratic challenger. let's head out west. in utah the fourth congressional district, where mia love hoping to run on -- hold on to her seat. ben mcadams has been maintaining his lead. he has about 51.5% compared to 47% for the republican incumbent. in california's 48th congressional district -- we will go to nevada's fourth congressional district. the republican candidate with about 9% of the vote now reporting -- 90% of the vote now reporting has 66%. steven horsford has about twice

a percent -- 27%. incumbent, who has been in the house of representatives for three decades, but this could be another potential pickup for the democrats. in washington, the candidate to defeat dino rossi has increased her lead. more votes knowing that congressional district with about 64% now in. the democratic candidate has nearly 53% of the vote. there was a poll and alaska's at-large district that showed don young behind by one point. he is holding a lead at 53% in that large seat -- at-large seat. he is the dean of the house of representatives. you can check out the results on our websites as well as the victory and concession speeches on demand as we get more of them tonight, especially out west in arizona and nevada.

ist we have collected so far all available for you to check out at c-span.org. newspaper is tweeting out that stacey abrams suggests a recount will take place in the georgia governors race. you can see it there, brian up a little over 50% and stacey abrams at about 48% or so. a couple of hours ago kellyanne conway came to the white house lawn to speak to reporters about the white house reaction to tonight's results. >> what are the president's thoughts about the gubernatorial race? >> the president is very happy that ron desantis will be the next governor of florida. the president certainly helped him in the primary and general election. i joined the vice president last week. we have many people in florida and it's a hard-fought race, i think in both the florida and governor -- georgia governors race is you saw a lot of straw

power from the democratic party's. issues still matter to voters. even though people like to focus on personalities, it's policy that matters to people, and principles that matter. >> [indiscernible] you are dealing with a democratic house now. how is it dealing with a czech presidency? checkedch presidency -- presidency? ed presidency? historic. it has only happened in the last -- the fact that republicans will gain more tonight is a testament to the fact that voters want the statewide officials to people who will continue have this test to have this economic boom going -- continue to have this economic boom going.

the president went 5-5 in the last two days alone. on sunday and monday campaign for the governor of georgia, marsha blackburn in tennessee, and yesterday of course i was there when he barnstormed for her. mike braun for senate in indiana, those are pickups in the senate seats. >> are you concerned about rick scott at this hour? >> rick scott looks like from what we see, he has cleared the point of -- halfway point of automatic recall. it's too close to call but it's -- he's ahead as well. it's a message with incumbents as for incumbents who have to campaign -- it's a message or incumbents that they still have to campaign for voters. he has spoken to several people. he and the first lady are right there, front and center, flanked

by family, friends, senior advisers, and others. there are always surprises every election. i don't want to comment on who has called on either side. .'m not going to comment >> are you concerned about democratic control of the house right now? >> [indiscernible] >> shirt. it's also -- sure. it's also up to the democrats. they have shown very little appetite for working with the president so far. that's why i don't believe it is a shellacking like obama suffered.or clinton its because they have not been willing to work with this president. he was willing to do a deal on daca and the dreamers almost a year ago and we are still not there because they walked away from the table. immigration reform is more than

daca, it's more than just the border wall, it's a very competition. we have to keep the government running, a funding bill. we have to work on infrastructure, frankly. the president does not want anything to happen with what's been an incredible economy through his deregulation, his tax cuts, his trade policies. everywhere we go we hear from job creators, job holders, job seekers. >> is c concerned about the impeachment -- is he concerned about impeachment -- the impeachment threat? >> i don't know that there will be much of an appetite across this country and in some of these democratic districts among the constituents for their members to be spending all their time or even most of their time, instigating, investigating, tried to impeachment subpoena people -- impeach and subpoena people.

there seems to be little appetite for that. i have heard -- hardly heard the words russian collusion on a. i think there is something to that -- all night. i think there is something to that. they are talking about health care, immigration, national security around the world. this president's policy to try to denuclearize the korean peninsula, which helps everyone. the remains of our fallen from korea have been returned. this president is sanctioning iran and russia when he has to. he showed a lot of strength and leadership around the world, and many people may not say america first, but they say stop apologizing for america. >> was it his focus on immigration that helped in the senate tonight? >> how will the administration handled that? will you turn them over? >> we will talk to the lawyers about that. if that's the first order of business than you are going to have to ask the democrats the

question you just asked me, which is where do you think you can work with the president and the white house on behalf of this country. we are willing to do it. >> how will you foster that kind of bipartisan sentiment from this administration to a democratic house? >> we can. , inow just two weeks ago the last week or two the president signed into law the most comprehensive, historic bipartisan legislation in america's history on anyone drug crisis. we got billions of dollars in new funding. that has to united states senate 98-1 -- past the united states the unitedassed states senate 98-1. obviously the president is trying to work with democrats on some of his judicial and executive nominations. it? so late, isn't his got more senators so maybe

he won't need more democratic votes, but he always welcomes them. if you see some of the democrats running these house seats and you take a look at the districts , those democratic members are going to have to ask themselves, what did my constituents asked me to come and do. i guarantee you it's not to try to obstruct, impeach, impunity. >> he was focused on the migrant caravan so much. do you feel like he is the naked with that? >> well -- vindicated with that? >> where was he criticized? where else was he criticized -- where else was he criticized? he has been complemented for raising attention to the fact that we have people poring over the border. people come over the border by the thousands every single day. for manyemarkable

people is when you shine a light on an issue in a different way and people see, they come and say maybe border security is national security. this president and the unaccompanied minor issue is very much the same as the one president obama faced. congress has failed to act. they failed to act then and they failed to act now. mostlye part congress is responsible for what happens moving forward with immigration policy in the united states of america, and they need to act. i don't know if the president worries are not he was the negated or not in bringing -- vindicated or not bring attention to the caravan. mexico has been terrific in tried to offer a third save country, tried to offer asylum to these individuals coming from central america. some of them are taking that. some of them are saying want to come to america.

i think it's all in education for everyone to continue to look at that and not always try to boil it down to sound like. the fact we are not talking about a shellacking tonight, the fact that it took from 11:00 -- until 11 a copy him for most networks -- 11:00 p.m. for most to announce that the house was becoming democratic shows a lot. it's pretty remarkable and historic yet again two years later after he made history in an enormous weight, that we are picking up in the united states senate among entrenched incumbents that are very popular at home, like bill nelson in florida. certainly joe donnelly in indiana. certainly a place where president obama went and campaign with him just this weekend, to gary, indiana. do you regret the advertisement that was deemed too racist by fox and cnn? >> let's go back to the

campaign. let's focus on what just happened tonight in which is voters responded. i respect the will of the american people. we have not discussed the advertisement at ultimate -- at ultimate -- at all tonight. >> what about 2020? is he thinking about the reelect? is he starting? >> one of the things i will tell you about the president, something that always struck me through this entire cycle is that when his political team would tell him, well the party in power always loses the house and they often lose the senate, and they have grievous losses, and you show him all that. but president george w. bush was elected twice, president barack obama was elected twice. he would routinely say i don't want to hear about that, i don't care about that. we have to on making sure the president and vice president,

and those who go out there and do it, can help keep the senate. get people who can vote for an agenda that's about a booming economy, peace and prosperity. he has never been focused -- as focused on his race as he was in helping them. you saw that last night, he got back after 2:00 a.m. after being on the campaign trail. >> [indiscernible] conway was kellyanne about 2.5 hours ago on the white house on giving the white house -- lawn giving the white house reaction to tonight's results. it's 2:30 a.m. on the east coast. steve scully is still getting new results. steve: beyond 2:30 and we will be here for a while, it looks like. let me show you three of the closest races we have been tracking through the course of the week. a reminder, it's all in our website.

in nevada, the one state that the republicans were defending, a state that hillary clinton won in 2016. right now jacky rosen, the democratic candidate, is ahead of dean heller. cnn calling this race, saying it will be a democratic pickup in the state of nevada. the ap has not yet called it. also out west in arizona, where we have been watching the returns in the senate race. this is a seat that the republicans hoping to maintain. left by jefft flake. with a leadally sinema.sten . and wisconsin, a governor's race

where scott walker hoped to seek a third term. evers, the democratic candidate, with nearly 100% of the votes in. 49.6% and governor scott walker with 48.5%. >> congresswoman jacky rosen will be coming out to speak and if that happens we will bring that to you live. heidi heitkamp, claire mccaskill, joe donnelly all lost the races. bill nelson is behind in florida. it has not been declared. and dean heller, it looks like he lost his race. the only republican incumbent to go down in this election cycle. new senators include kevin cramer in north dakota, josh in misery, mike braun in indiana, and it's looking like you can add rick scott in florida and jacky rosen to that

list, but those are not confirmed. here is a live picture from las vegas. it looks like jacky rosen's folks are just getting ready to speak and to bring her out. we will watch this a minute. if we -- if she comes out will listen to her -- we will listen to her. [applause] [cheers] [indiscernible] [applause] i wanted to invite my family up here. we are family and i wanted to invite my family up here because just like everybody else here, we recognize only together do we move forward as a state.

we recognize that we would not be him to do this without each other. [applause] but most importantly, we recognize that we would not be able to do this without all of you. we are your voice. >> yeah! [applause] hear, thatl cannot someone upfront saying you look like nevada. i am going to ask one more question. this election in particular, women are in the house. [applause] [cheers] when i said that we were making history, we are still on task, we are still on track to become over 50% majority women in the nevada state assembly. [applause]

[cheers] know here in nevada when women do better, families to better. long an important voice in our community has not been at the table. we are showing the state and the country how we can govern with we are showing the state and the country how we can govern with women at the table bringing their values and teaching us how it's done. [applause] i wantr we did it, and to talk a little bit about what we have done before so you know what's coming. ,e made a priority last session increasing funding and supporting public education. [applause] we increased and expanded our reliability on renewable energy. [applause] and we fought hard to make sure that health care could be available to every single nevada n.

now we still have a couple of races we are waiting for. we are hopeful. things look good, but i look forward to building on all of these things. would these successes, i forward to building on them because we know that together we can move this great state of nevada forward. we have shown that if we elect democrats up and down the ticket, we send nevada to a great place when forward. thank you all for being here. thank you all for all your hard work. let's hold out for these last couple of elections. congratulations nevada. congratulations, democrats! [applause] ♪ welcome to my house, play that music so loud ♪ thend a little bit from

nevada democratic party celebration in las vegas. there were celebrations and concessions throughout the evening. we want to show you a pair now. this is senator joe donnelly conceding and senator elect mike braun saying thank you in indiana. [applause] >> i just want to tell you how grateful i am to all of you for the unbelievable opportunity to serve the people of indiana. we had the chance to serve everybody across our state, and to be able to try to make a difference in their lives with health care, and with some of the good things. the people of our state are so wonderful. to let himke braun know i will do everything i can to make sure there is a smooth transition, because that's what the people of indiana deserve.

i am so blessed to have my family here with me, who put up with all of this for all these years, so thank you. [applause] look, i am the luckiest guy in the world. i. have the most amazing friends i have the best staff. i have the best campaign manager that a person could ever have. [applause] i had the best team in washington with joe elliott s chief of staff, that anybody could ever have. end this in a way that i have been filled up so much more by you, that you have given me so much, and i am so grateful to all of you. please note this, if there is ever anything i could ever do for you, count on me because of this. i love this country so much. we need to make sure we work to bring our country together rather than to divide it, to

make sure every american has a chance. martin luther king's saying that we all came here in different ships, but we are all in the same boat together. we are all americans, we all have each other's back. [applause] [cheers] [applause] mr. braun: what a journey this has been. [applause] do you remember d.a.r.e?

when i said i was going to run for senate and you remember everybody said, do you need to have your head examined? she did too. i tell you what, so many people to thank, but it starts right here. my dear wife. [applause] we made a big decision many many years ago to come back to our hometown and that was not typical back in 1978. we did it for one reason, we wanted to raise a family, we wanted to have a chance at starting our own businesses. very simple plan and by golly, it worked out. [applause]

the kids are here on the stage with me. two of my grandkids. truly, dear, we have lived the american dream. we really have. [applause] i see so many of you out there. terry.erry, the other these guys, lots of terry's. andve made so many friends in these 15 months that i have been out doing this, imagine every time i have been on the road i have not stayed in a motel or hotel more than four or five times. people have put me up. , thefriends with hoosiers way a campaign like this should

be. thank all hoosiers for giving me a resounding victory, putting your faith in me, and i will not let you down, i promise that. [applause] senator donnelly called me about 15 minutes ago. yup. [laughter] any competition, you buy hard, you want to -- win, and, you want to you want to make your case, and we did. the one thing i would like to change in politics is it has gone way too nasty about sites -- on both sides. [applause] it should be about ideas.

it should be about what you bring to the table. familiess and their have had to carry that burden and the weight. i hope that changes down the road. [applause] and then you look at other things. when i decided to do this i would not have done it and i mention it almost everywhere i go, if it had been president hillary clinton. i would be hunkered down in southern indiana trying to survive. and i make that point because we as conservatives being led by president trump, we have got to prove by our way of thinking -- whyour way of thinking, what works in the state of indiana will work for the rest of america. and i really believe i could weigh in on that argument. [applause]

because when we moved back to our hometown, we did raise that kidsy, three of my four work in my business, and the theme of my campaign is that we need to take to washington what works in the real world, what works in jasper, indiana, what works in warsaw, indiana. what works in this great state where we lead by our performance, just like we did in tackling infrastructure. we are a state that works and i thank my lucky stars that i was born in this state and in my hometown, and that it has worked out. i really do. [applause] and we have a narrow window. we have got two years to show that as conservatives we can

make things work. when you to get our president reelected. yeah. [applause] do isat we are going to we are going to get more people from the real world that have had to do things, that can fix things in a dysfunctional system. [applause] you are going to find that other people across this country are going to stick their neck out and take a risk, and try to fix things in washington so the system works for other. that is my goal. [applause] never in my wildest dreams did i imagine when we made the decision to move back, after serving on a school board -- >> we are going to cut short that taped event and go live to las vegas to senator dean

heller. senator heller: help me all through this process. we got elected of course. i want to thank the governor for pointing me to the united states senate. we got reelected and i think we really did some good things. i did something today that i have not done in nine other races, and that is i called my opponent, and called jacky rosen and congratulated her on a great race. congratulated her on what she did, what her party was able to achieve, not just in my recent all the way down that ballot. we have hit a couple of blue waves for a couple of cycles. as a party we are going to have to come back together and decide how we are going to go forward in the future. but my hat is off. [applause] my hat is off for what they have been able to achieve.

the hard work that they put into it, but i tell you, my team was no different. my team was no different. they worked hard for the last two years. i have never seen anything like it and i will tell you, i walked in here, i walked in here a few hours ago and thought that i would be addressing u.s. -- addressing you as a continuing united states senator in the state of nevada. i just want to thank the people of nevada for all the help and support they have given me over the years. it has been on honor, an honor to serve you -- nevada and united states senate. most importantly, i want to thank my family who is appeared today. some of them were literally born while i was in public office and have seen nothing but me in public office. that transition will be easy, it will be easy because they will be by my side. but i want to thank all the volunteers, all the volunteers

who worked hard. the hard work that they put into it. they were there every minute. i knew that i could count on them and i knew that if we work hard enough we would be successful. we were not, we were not, and i take the blame come take the blame for that, because i know that perhaps there were more things that i could have done. i will tell you what i am glad that i have done. serving in the united states senate, a couple of major achievements. first and foremost was this tax reform bill that we passed back in december. it was not done single-handedly, i understand that, and we could not have done it without president trump, but i tell you, that was a generational change for nevada, for the people of nevada, and for the people of america. number two, number two, to change the supreme court, to move the supreme court to the right. that also was a generational achievement and i was pleased and proud to be part of that. those are good achievements, big

achievements. [applause] and i was part, and i was part of the united states senate when that happened. i was not sure what you could achieve above and beyond a generational tax reform or a generational movement in the supreme court, but i certainly was planning on going back and tried, and keeping this -- trying, and keeping this economy strong. making sure we had infrastructure, that i 11 occurred between las vegas and phoenix. i am sure that jacky rosen will be able to fill those shoes and serve the state of nevada, and care about nevada as much as i did. so to her, congratulations, the best of luck. she is my senator and if there's anything i can do to help her in this transition, myself and my staff are willing to do so but to all of you out there that have supported me for the last

30 years in public office, thank you. it has been a joint. it has been -- joy. it has been an honor to serve the state of nevada. [applause] that, thank you again. our team was wonderful. our volunteers were wonderful. my staff was second to none. the work that they did back in washington, d.c., i would think about that every day -- will think about the everyday as i come off this high of this campaign and transition from myself to senator rosen. how good my staff was every single day and how much i could count on them. the volunteers i had and how much i could count on them, but most importantly, the most important people behind me is my family, and how much i could count on them every step of the way. so thank you very much, nevada. thank you very much for your

help, for your support, and again, congratulations. thank you, thank you. [applause] and senator dean heller of nevada is the only republican incumbent so far to lose this evening. is theo out in nevada jacky rosen nevada democrats headquarters, and as you can see, they are getting ready for her speech. she has not started speaking to and while we are waiting for that, and when she does we will bring that to you for -- bring that to you live. >> president trump campaigning in nevada for dean heller. over the last weekend of the election, former president barack obama and former vice president joe biden also campaigning extensively, so that's a democratic pickup for jacky rosen, winning the nevada senate race. if you want to understand why the democrats picked up the house of representatives by a

narrow margin, look at michigan's eighth congressional district. this was one of the seeds targeted by both democrats and republicans. congressman mike bishop defeated elizabeth watkins, a narrow win lissafeated by e in.tkin, a narrow w in --alf the vote representative cathy mcmorris rodgers defeats lisa brown. harley ruta continues to hold onto a narrow lead over congressman danny rebecca, republican -- dana rohrabacher, republican. representative mimi walters has increased her lead over democrat katie porter.

finally in the arizona senate race, one of the races yet to be called, still only about half of the vote reporting. ing for theembers vy senate seat left by retired jeff flake. just 48% per representative kyrsten sinema -- for representative kyrsten sinema. >> let's go back to the democrats national headquarters in las vegas. we are still rating. -- waiting for jacky rosen to come out and take her victory lap. races indown to four the senate that have not been called yet, and that includes florida, even though rick scott has a 0.6% lead. it looks like they are getting ready to start in las vegas. >> jacky rosen! ♪

♪ >> wow, i don't have much voice left, but hello nevada. you know, i start everything off with a certain rally. i know most of you know it. and now a no party like the democratic party because the democratic party don't stop, q woo! i have to say, we voted and we won. we did all of this together. it was a really hard-fought campaign and i have to tell you

that i just spoke with senator graciousd he was so and we talked about the race. i appreciate that, he served the state for 30 years and i want to thank him. and the help of the transition in our office, that is what we call a mensch. but there are a few people i want to thank for even though my divorce is horse, i will try to give a special shout out i have to thank my husband larry, my daughter miranda. much, and i would not be able to do this without their strength, support, their love, and larry makes a mean breakfast. he got me going every day.

of course, i want to thank all of you. volunteers, you knocked on doors, you may phone calls. you are amazing, amazing. i have so many partners in labor , if i had to include them all, we would be here all night. let's hear it for !ulinary 226 [chanting] i want to say that there are

hundreds and thousands of people across the country who shift in what they could to support my campaign. i think them tonight. but this victory does belong to all of you, and i'm so proud of the work they put in to win this race. of course, i have others to give congratulations to, our next governor, steve sza whack. feels pretty good, first time in two decades, nevada will have a democratic governor. and, of course, on a night when the women are winning up and down the ballot, this is a historic night for us. now, nevada joins to be the fifth state with two women senators.

of course, we got more winnings to talk about. suzy lee, she will take good care of my district. now, we will have the majority female congressional delegation. we are pretty lucky here in nevada, that is for sure. >> we love you! >> i love you guys to. they have to tell you that one, and she has done so much to build up our state, she is doing amazing work, and i cannot wait to be her partner and fight for

nevada, listen to your stories and take them with us as we do good work for all of you. and i want to thank someone else who has been with me from the beginning. senator reid had some advice for me when i first ran for congress. his advice was simple, he said this. know who you are and why you are running. stay true to yourself and your values and be a straight shooter. i appreciate his friendship, guidance, and support, and a straight shooter is what we will .e but i have to tell you, i am a little sentimental. you don't often get see book ends in your life. 40 years ago, i was a young college student, a member of

226. but that's not the best part of the story. i was working right down the hall here at caesars palace as a cocktail waitress to pay my tuition. i put my tips in those envelopes, and it paid for my next year of college. i know it took a while, but 40 years later, i am back, and here i am. [applause] when i think about that young woman then, and i never could have imagined, all of those years later, i would be standing here as your next united states senate -- senator. -- know, >> we love you! >> i love you guys, to.

-- too. i want to tell you that my faith and upbringing are a big part of my decision to take on the case -- race. it is our responsibility to leave this world a better place than we found it. and after all of the hate, all of the hate i have seen recently , i cannot tell you how much this means to me as a former synagogue president, to stand here tonight as your next senator. hate will never win. hate will never win. and plenty of people have their doubts that this victory would be hours tonight. but this is the story of this election cycle, women stepping up to lead, to take back our country, our agenda. i am humbled by the two nights of the -- by tonight's results.

i will always put nevada first. i will work each and every day to represent all of the people of our state, to provide first-class constituent services , and to find common ground with anyone in the senate with in idea that benefits nevada. that will have lots of fights ahead of us. let's talk about those issues. we are going to fight for a $15 nobody innimum wage, this country who works full-time should ever live in poverty. we are going to fight for every student to be able to graduate

from a public college or university without crushing debt. were going to fight back against plans to cut social security and medicare. you one that i am so proud of how we reacted in las vegas. but we are going to fight to pass common sense gun safety. you know, we are going to take the privilege of a two more fights we will work on we fight for civil rights, for voting we need to fight for immigration reform.

we can fight for immigration reform that protects our workers and keeps families together. and i look out at those beautiful sunsets we have here in the desert, and we need to fight for real action to address crisis and invest in nevada's clean economy. this, i willou fight like hell against anyone who tries to defund planned parenthood or attacked women's reproductive rights. and we have the biggest fight of all, one that binds each and every one of us. if you don't have your health, you don't have anything. so i will never stop fighting to protect our health care.

and together, all of us, we voted to make this a country that, once again, lives up to our american values. donald trump said that he was on the ballot in this election, while am really proud to say that nevada responded accordingly. [applause] so to everybody watching tonight, i have a message. no matter what the color of your skin, no matter what your religion, no matter who you love or where you came from, you are parts of the fabric of america and this is your country too.

you know, nevada is a diverse state. supportme and immigrants who support our country and the american dream. tonight, the politics of fear and division, they have lost. it is great news for our state and for our country, but i have to tell you, with all of you here, you don't realize how hard by teamworks. i want to bring team rosen to the state to see them so you can thank them. amazing. i love you. went -- win.

team rosen, my friends. ♪ >> i want to remind you tonight that we all helped out. you got involved in politics to make a difference. not for a title, or for an office. stop listening to your stories, and with me is your voice in washington. that is what this job is all about. you see this incredible team, and that is what they are all about. i thank you again for your support, for this win. you are the real reason we are

celebrating, this is your victory. we voted, we won. [chanting "jacky"]

by imagine dragons] >> that is it jacky celebrating her victory over dean heller, the only republican incumbent to lose this evening. , couple of democrats lost including heidi heitkamp and claire mccaskill. it's looking like bill nelson lost, no confirmation on that yet. 1%.s within .4 of

it is a little too close, it could be a recount. balance of power in the senate as it stands, this is the associated press. 51 republicans have been confirmed at the there are five openings that have not been montana,cluding nevada, arizona, mississippi, and florida. 42 democrats and two independent. those five races that have not been called includes mississippi, that will be a special election. each got under 50% of the vote. chris mcdaniel about 15 or 16% of the vote. there will be a special election coming up on november 27. in the house, here is where the associated press stands. democrats have achieved the

majority, 218 is what is needed. 192 andblicans stand at about 24 races out west have not been called. i want to point out two more .aces that might be of interest steve russell, republican, would wage which reported in 2016 lost his race for reelection in oklahoma city. windsat kendrick horde the oklahoma seat. the upon was affected to win by double digits until today. that was one race that took a lot of people by shock. , who declared victory, his opponent conceded, he is a republican in the border , he had of texas declared victory, and the final

by about 300 down votes. this is one of those texas races that will be looked at closely in the days ahead. speaking of texas, senator ted cruz was reelected, and here is his victory speech in from houston.