Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, was one of few Democrats celebrating victory in Wisconsin and around the United States on Tuesday night.
""In this midterm election, marked by some of what is best and some of what is worst about this democracy, I feel incredibly grateful to have ended this election on the winning side,"" Baldwin said.
Baldwin beat out her challenger Mount Horeb businessman, Chad Lee, with 62 percent to 38 percent of the vote, according to the Associated Press.
A party in Baldwin's honor was held at the Brink Lounge in Madison with dozens of supporters in attendance.
""She's a fighter for civil liberties,"" Madison resident Kate Eannelli said. ""She's a fighter for the individual, the small businessman, woman, person, and I think is the best of what democracy offers.""
In most other House races across the state, incumbents held on to their seats as well. U.S. Representatives Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wisconsin, Tom Petri, R-Wisconsin, and Ron Kind, D-Wisconsin, all reclaimed their seats for two more years.
U.S. Rep. Steven Kagen, D-Wisconsin, was the lone incumbent to lose his seat, with Republican challenger Reid Ribble winning in the 8th congressional district by a 10 percent margin, according to the AP.
In the only open race for a House seat, Republican Ashland County District Attorney Sean Duffy beat out state Sen. Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, in the 7th congressional district, replacing long-standing Democrat Dave Obey, D-Wisconsin, who held the seat for 40 years.
Those two Republican victories contributed to the takeover of the House of Representatives nationally with a 58 seat gain.
Incumbent Democrats were voted out of office all over the country, confirming what has been expected by experts for weeks. Nancy Pelosi will no longer serve as Speaker of the House, which is expected to go to John Boehner, R-Ohio.
Baldwin said she is not worried about the prospect of working with a Republican majority in the House.
""I've served in the minority before,"" Baldwin said. ""I know I can be effective whether a part of the minority or majority party.""
As for the results of the Wisconsin gubernatorial race and U.S. Senate race, Baldwin said she was ""absolutely heartbroken.""
