US midterms 2018 results – when do the results come in and what key seats were won and lost?

DONALD Trump's first two years as President are being put under the microscope as the voters headed to the polls in the US.

The midterm elections, where seats in the House of Representatives and Senate are up for grabs, could change the course of Trump's White House. Here are the results that we know so far.

When will the results come in?

The last voting midterm election stations closed at 5am on the morning of November 7 and results have been flooding in ever since.

Because the US has six different time zones, polls in different States will be closing at different times, meaning votes in the east will be counted first.

So far 96/100 Senate seats have been declared and 422/435 House seats.

Governorships across the US and other local and mayoral ballots will also be announced.

Because most key seats have been announced, broadcasters or other news outlets have been able to call the overall result early.

Final results in California often take far longer that others as it is the most populous state, so are yet to be announced.

What are the midterm election results?

Out of the 35 contested seats in the senate race, 30 have been called.

The Republicans have retained control of the Senate with 51 seats to the Democrats' 44 - including Democrat-leaning independent seats.

Crucial toss-up seats went Republican in the Senate race and the Democrats lost Indiana, Missouri and North Dakota seats to the Republicans.

In the battle for the House, the Democrats have taken control with 225 seats to the Republicans' 197.

Which important seats were won and lost?

In the Senate race, only 35 of the 100 seats were up for grabs.

The seats that changed hands were:

• North Dakota, won by Republican Kevin Cramer with 54.4 per cent
• Nevada, won by Democrat Jack Rosen with 50.7 per cent
• Missouri, won by Republican Josh Hawley with 51.5 per cent
• Indiana, won by Republican Mike Braun with 52.9 per cent

Texas and Tennessee were also key seats in the Senate race and were won by Republicans Ted Cruz and Marsha Blackburn respectively.

In the House race, 28 seats changed hands from Republican to Democrat and three seats were stolen from the Democrats by the Republicans.

The toss-up seats that changed hands were:

• Iowa 3rd, won by Democrat Cindy Axne with 49 per cent
• Illinois 14th, won by Democrat Lauren Underwood with 51.9 per cent
• Pennsylvania 1st, won by Republican Brian Fitzpatrick with 51.3 per cent
• Texas 7th, won by Democrat Lizzie Fletcher with 52.3 per cent
• New Jersey 7th, won by Democrat Tom Malowinski with 50.3 per cent
• Texas 32nd, won by Democrat Colin Allred with 52.2 per cent
• New York 19th, won by Democrat Antonio Delgado with 49.8 per cent
• Virginia 2nd, won by Democrat Elaine Luria with 51.1 per cent
• Virginia 7th, won by Democrat Abigail Spanberger with 50.1 per cent
• Florida 26th, won by Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell with 50.8 per cent

The Democrats took six Governor positions from the Republicans:

• Illinois, won by JB Pritzker with 54 per cent
• Maine, won by Janet Mills with 50.3 per cent
• New Mexico, won by Michelle Lujan Grisham with 56.9 per cent
• Michigan, won by Gretchen Whitmer with 52.9 per cent
• Winconsin, won by Tony Evers with 49.6 per cent
• Kansas, won by Laura Kelly with 47.8 per cent