Raul Grijalva won his ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, beating out his opponent Republican Nick Pierson.

"Let's reflect on this moment," Grijalva said. "And the moment says the Democrats did damn well."

"It doesn't matter what the Republicans say, this is a referendum." Grijalva said. "There is a challenge ahead of us, and I welcome that challenge."

Reflecting on the theme of the night, Grijalva described the House of Representatives as now being the "touchstone of the American people."