From Steve Kerrigan, the 'Very Proud' Chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party': WE DID IT!

What a night. We’ve only got good news, because there is so much of it.

Here in Massachusetts, we re-elected our incredible Constitutional officers, sending Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll back to the corner office to keep moving Massachusetts forward for every person in our great Commonwealth. In the State Legislature, we expanded our blue majority, and our fantastic Senator, Ed Markey, is heading back to the U.S. Senate to continue fighting for working-class people across Massachusetts and our nation,.

Across the country, Democrats have won back the House and the Senate. We flipped governorships in Texas, Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, and Nevada, victories in states that so many had long written off. Here's what it means:

Voters rejected division and hate and instead chose leaders who will fight for them.

People showed up. They looked at the cost of living, at their health care, at who is actually looking out for them, and they turned out in force to ask for something better.

No place is out of reach. A Democrat is headed to the Senate from Texas for the first time in decades. Georgia has elected the first Black woman governor in American history. Maine sent Republican Senator Susan Collins packing, 100 days after engaging in an unprecedented process to nominate Troy Jackson. Democrats won races in states that even the most tuned-in of national pundits never bothered to get briefed on. So the next time someone tells you the map is set in stone, remember last night and smile.

Our values are not fragile. Right here in Massachusetts, voters upheld our gun safety law, passed Election Day registration, said no to big money in our primary elections, gave public defenders the right to unionize, and said no to repealing legal cannabis. That is our Commonwealth, speaking loudly and proudly.

No race, in any state, is untouchable. So when someone tells you the best days are behind us, remember who you are and where you live. Progress was never handed down. It was built, argued over, and often paid for by people who never lived to see the result. Last night, you added your chapter to the story, one door knocked, one call made, one neighbor convinced at a time.

There's work ahead: lowering costs, improving schools, building housing people can afford, creating government people can trust. We'll get to it, together, and we'll be in touch very soon about how you can support these efforts.

But not today. Call a friend. Raise a glass. Dance in the kitchen. Because Democrats, we f*cking did it.