Democrat James Talarico turns Texas Senate seat blue, defeating Ken Paxton

The dominance of Republicans in all three government branches has been broken by the midterms, and the industry will feel the result as Congress changes hands.

Democrats are also poised to win the House.

Stock futures and the dollar slid and Treasuries rallied as early U.S. midterm returns pointed to Democrats taking both chambers of Congress.

Americans showed that the power to choose their leaders belongs to them. Now they must remain vigilant until officials certify every race and the winners take office.