Supporters for Sharice Davids, a Democratic House candidate for Kansas, react as she is declared the winner during a watch party in Olathe, Kan., on Tuesday. Davids defeated incumbent Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder. (Colin E. Braley/AP)
There are many ways to read the results from elections across the country Tuesday. And there will be lots of spin in the coming days about what it all means, but here are seven ways to cut through the noise and put what happened in context:
It was a Democratic wave in the House, and that is a very big deal
A lot of centrist Democrats will be headed to Congress. That presents an opportunity and a challenge
Trump and the GOP will take some solace in an expanded Senate majority
Republicans who distanced themselves from Trump didn't fare so well
Democrats made gains at the state level, but not as much as they wanted
There will be a record number of women in the House
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