ALBANY - Democrats in New York won several key congressional races, helping the party retake the U.S. House.
Democrat Antonio Delgado beat GOP Rep. John Faso in a district that stretches across the Hudson Valley and into the Southern Tier, while New York City lost its only GOP House member: Dan Donovan lost to Democrat Max Rose.
And in central New York, Democrat Anthony Brindisi declared victory against Rep. Claudia Tenney, a freshman GOP congresswoman.
"It is a new day built upon our shared values -- values that I was raised on right here in upstate New York," Delgado said in his victory speech.
New York has 27 congressional districts, all of which were up for grabs Tuesday.
Democrats held 17 of the state's congressional seats, while Republican held nine, but appeared to lose three.
Here's how some of the key House races fared:
1st District
Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin, 38, defeated Democrat Perry Gershon, 55, in the a battle for the eastern-most district of the state.
Zeldin held an 8 percentage point lead as of Tuesday night.
The district, which includes all of Suffolk County, went for President Donald Trump by 12 percentage points in 2016.
The district saw a huge increase in voter turnout compared to 2014, the last midterm election.
Over 246,000 voters casted a ballot as of Tuesday night, compared to just 176,719 in 2014.
2nd District
Republican Rep. Peter King, 74, was poised to win another term Tuesday night, defeating Democrat Liuba Grechen Shirley, 37, a community organizer.
The district saw an increase in voter turnout since the last midterm election in 2014, with over 162,000 ballots cast as of Tuesday night, compared to just 146,617 in 2014.
11th District
Rose, 30, upset Republican incumbent Dan Donovan, 61, in the first House seat in the state to change parties Tuesday night.
Polls in the run up to the election showed Donovan leading by 4 percentage points.
The district went for Trump — who endorsed Donovan — by 10 percentage points in 2016, according to the Cook Report.
Rose's victory over Donovan, who was endorsed by Trump, is seen as part of a so-called "blue wave," which Democrats were relying on to take control of the House.
"The pundits laughed at us when we said they all have to go," Rose said in a victory speech Tuesday night.
"But they did not get the point, the point is we were never in this to win an election, we were in it to change politics irrevocably in this country."
19th District
Delgado, 40, defeated John Faso, 66, in one of the closest watched races in the country.
Faso conceded late Tuesday night.
“It has been the honor of my life to serve these last two years for the people,” of the 19th district, Faso said. “I truly appreciate the opportunity the people have given me. Tonight they have called me home. I actually look forward to that.”
The district, which spans 11 counties from the Hudson Valley to the Southern Tier, was considered a toss up leading up to Election Day.
The district went for Trump by 7 percentage points in 2016, but went for Barack Obama by 6 percentage points in 2012.
22nd District
Brindisi, 39, declared victory over Tenney, 57, though she had yet to concede.
Tenney, who was running in a heavily Republican district that went for Trump by 15 percentage points in 2016, was a strong supporter for the president during her tenure in Congress.
President Trump and his three oldest children, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric, campaigned for the incumbent in the district - in the weeks running up to the election.
The heavily Republican district, which spans from Utica to the Pennsylvania border, went for Trump by 15 percentage points in 2016.
A surge in voter turnout likely played a role in the outcome, with over 214,000 individuals casting a ballot as of Tuesday night compared to just 181,558 in 2014, the last midterm election.
24th District
Republican Rep. John Katko, 55, staved off Democratic challenger Dana Balter.
The central New York district, which includes Cayuga, Onondaga, Oswego and Wayne Counties, went for Hillary Clinton by 4 percentage points in 2016.
Polls, however, showed Katko was a heavy favorite coming into Tuesday night, despite a surge in Democratic enrollment, with the party gaining 4,162 active voters since April, according to state data.
The district saw a slight uptick in voter turnout compared to 2014, with over 214,000 ballots cast as of Tuesday night compared to 203,417.
27th District
Despite being indicted on federal insider trading charges earlier this year, Republican Rep. Chris Collins, 68, held onto his seat, defeating Democrat Nathan McMurray.
Collins, the first member of the House to endorse then-candidate Trump, won't stand trial until 2020.
Spanning parts of Buffalo and the Rochester suburbs, the district is the most heavily Republican in the state, going for Trump by 24 percentage points in 2016.
Polls, however, showed McMurray, 43, surging in the polls in the run up to the election, trailing Collins by just 3 percentage points, making the race one to watch just days before Election Day.