According to projections based on the results of the US midterm elections, the Democratic Party could secure 258 seats in the House of Representatives, NBC News reports.
According to the television network, the Republican Party is expected to win 177 seats.
If the projection materializes, Democrats will achieve their highest representation in the House of Representatives since the Congress that served from 1993 to 1995.
Note that the US House of Representatives consists of 435 members. All members of the House, as well as a portion of the Senate, are elected in the midterm elections.