The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat was on display on Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning as midterm election results trickled in.
As the Senate flipped, so did some of the revelers at the political parties.
Republican Joni Ernst became the first woman to represent that state of Iowa in the U.S. congress, and her supporters basked in a victory that helped shift control of the GOP to the Senate.
Kansas reelected Republican Pat Roberts, which lead to some chanting.
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal won re-election, prompting some hoots and hollers when Fox News called the race.
Minnesota Democrat Al Franken celebrated his re-election to the Senate with Paul Simon's, "You Can Call Me Al."
Republican Bruce Rauner took the governor's seat in President Barack Obama's home state of Illinois, much to the the elation of his supporters.
The scene at the party of Rauner's opponent, incumbent governor Pat Quinn, was decidedly more somber.
Larry Hogan, a Republican businessman, pulled an upset over Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown.
Kay Ivey, Republican candidate for Lt. Governor in Alabama, might have had the best victory speech. In an interview, she did not make any lofty promises, instead choosing to set an attainable goal that was already within arm's reach.