Democrats have won control of the House and locked in on instrumental governorships late Tuesday night even amidst the Senate majority of Republicans who grappled to keep a few seats. In what was an intense midterm battle, America has enshrined the cognitive dissonance that has plagued its people since the election of President Trump two years ago. The monumentally high turnout was surely a significant catalyst in deadlocking the Congress, an inevitable symptom of what has become a divided nation. The Democratic win is sure to pose acerbic institutional checks on President Trump's administration, who will have to brace themselves for a tumultuous series of oversight from Capitol Hill where Democratic chairs will question and restrain his every move. The Republican's eight year grip on the House majority was ended rather abruptly and most notably, by a swift, cool breeze of an array of diverse candidates. Many of them immigrants, PoC, Muslim, and of course, women. In addition to candidates, voters also weighed in on more than 150 ballot initiatives. According to the New York Times, some of these included the following remarkable feats: • Florida restored voting rights to 1.5 million people who had been convicted of felonies but had completed their sentences. The new voters could change the political dynamics for the 2020 race in the perennial battleground state.

• Voters in Arkansas and Missouri raised the minimum wage. In Missouri, the wage will rise to $11 from $8.50; Arkansas’s will increase to $12 from $7.85.

  [embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp3FcYVCjAz/[/embed] Amidst the wave of Democrats who are itching to ignite a change within the State are some remarkable women. Some of whom were even first time contenders. This is a stunning feat for women all over America, for immigrant women of colour, for minority women, for indigenous women, and for the African American woman. This midterm election has solidified the foul taste in voters' mouths from two years prior; people want to see a change and are doing something about it. A nation divided is a nation where a drastic metamorphosis is needed. Since Tuesday, social media has been buzzing, voters came out in their hoards and showcased their badge of agency for the world to see. A sea of "I voted" stickers flooded Instagram, foreshadowing the shift in representation that lay mere hours ahead. Juliana Stratton was elected to be the Lt. Governor of Illinois. An extremely skilled legislator, she has now set the record for most Black lieutenant governors in American history.