Maine Democrats appear poised to retain a majority in the state House of Representatives and Senate following Tuesday's election despite gains by Republicans who flipped several seats. The preliminary results from Tuesday's legislative races showed Democrats winning at least 77 seats in the 151-member House.

Democrats are poised to maintain their trifecta of power between the governor’s office and both chambers in the 132nd Maine Legislature. Every race has not yet been called by The Associated Press but enough to confirm Democratic control of the Maine Senate.

The GOP picked up two more hard-fought seats in Pennsylvania, which became a stark battlefield of Democratic losses up and down the ticket. Democrats notched another win in New York, defeating a third Republican incumbent in that state.