Democrats in push to take control of Congress

DEMOCRATS challenged Republicans for control of Congress for US President George W Bush’s final two years in office last night in elections shadowed by war in Iraq and scandal at home.

Thirty-six states elected governors, from Maine to California.

All 435 House seats were on the ballot, along with 33 Senate races, elections that Democrats sought to make a referendum on the president’s handling of the war, the economy and more.