Winners and losers of historic midterm elections that handed Dems control of Congress

The midterm elections marked a historic shift in power, handing Democrats their biggest House gains since 1974 and control of the Senate.But inside the wave were candidates whose campaign heroics, epic stumbles and late-breaking twists helped shape the outcome.Here are some of the winners and losers:She got appointed to the Senate after the sudden death of her brother Lindsey Graham, and was virtually handed the nomination by President Trump over more experienced Republicans.

But Sen.Darline Graham (R-SC) torpedoed her own chances when she admitted on a debate stage that “I’m not that informed on national security,” losing to Democrat Dr.

Annie Andrews in a heavily Republican state.Markets have been spooked over the Dem takeover with socialists in their ranks, with regulations and attempted tax hikes to come.The $5,000-per-person check that Trump promised if Republicans won the House is also a goner.Rep.

Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) held Abdul El-Sayed to a thin margin in the primary before hugging him and endorsing him, then reversed course 72 hours before the election and backed Republican Rep.Mike Rogers — only to watch radical El-Sayed cruise to victory.

Democrats say it spells the end of her career in the party.He ignored his own campaign team by producing a ham-handed TV ad defending his medical practice’s pursuit of deadbeats in the courts — a blunder that made Sen.Roger Marshall the first Republican to lose a Senate race in Kansas since 1932.The former GOP presidential candidate was already down in the polls in the Ohio governor race when he released a controversial ad featuring the estranged mother of opponent Amy Acton calling the Democrat a “liar.” Members of both parties condemned the billionaire for exploiting a victim of abuse (Acton wrote about leaving home at age 12 after being allegedly sexually abused by her stepfather).Republicans suffered an historic loss in the Lone Star state after President Trump tipped the scales in the primar...