Washington DC/IBNS, Nov. 4 -- Democrat Chris Pappas on Tuesday scripted history by becoming the first openly gay man elected to the US Senate, as the Democratic Party made significant gains in the November 3 midterm elections.

In a major setback for US President Donald Trump, the Democrats moved ahead of the Republican Party in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, with the results reflecting voter dissatisfaction with the White House's policies over the past two years.

Pappas, 46, defeated Republican John E. Sununu in New Hampshire in the closely watched Senate contest.

Christopher Charles Pappas is an American politician from the Democratic Party who represented New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District in the US House o...