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Lena Dunham, Rihanna, Drew Barrymore - Here are the best A-list reactions to the Midterms

Celebs were out on force on Instagram yesterday, sharing their voting selfies - Drew Barrymore/Instagram
Celebs were out on force on Instagram yesterday, sharing their voting selfies - Drew Barrymore/Instagram

If you thought Hillary’s celebrity love-fest back in the 2016 presidential election race was quite something, then the A-list reactions to the midterm results won’t particularly surprise you. In both the run up to and the results aftermath, celebs were galvanising voters, speaking out against Donald Trump and sharing their “I Voted” stickers on the 'gram.

And they can be influential, Taylor Swift's Insta post back in October, endorsing two Democrat candidates and encouraging her 112 million followers to excercise their democratic right, saw more than 169,000 new voter registrations just a mere 48 hours after the singer's original post. And although it wasn't to be on the night, when her choice of  candidate lost out to Marsha Blackburn and Twitter users swiftly ridiculed the 28-year-old star, the Hollywood lot didn't let the haters dissuade them from raising their voices above the din.

Reams of A-listers came  out in force to celebrate Tuesday night’s results, which saw the Democrats secure control of the House of Representatives with 218 seats. Amongst the blue hues,  a number of significant new inroads were made by women in American politics. With over 100 now heading off to Washington, a record number for the House. These included the very first Muslim women to serve in congress, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Maggie Gyllenhaal tweeted in support of these new faces: "So far 100 women elected to Congress. For the first time."

A number of other stars took to Social media to share their gleeful reactions to the results. Here’s the best of the bunch:

 

Lena Dunham got her natural high 

 

Eva Longoria was all kinds of excited

 

John Legend celebrated voting right restoration

 

Drew Barrymore let her sticker do the talkin'

 

Queen Bey was all love and positivity

 

Couples that vote together...

 

 

Brie Larson came out fighting

 

Bon Iver kept things simple

 

Madonna did it long-distance

 

Rihanna fangirled Stacey Abrams

 

Oprah found the antidote to hate

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The antidote to Hate... VOTE your love!

A post shared by Oprah (@oprah) on Nov 5, 2018 at 4:23pm PST

 

Gwynnie was super organised

 

Christy Turlington voted like a mum (and a human) 

 

Reese Witherspoon wore her vote with pride

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I Voted! ���� ✅ How about you?!

A post shared by Reese Witherspoon (@reesewitherspoon) on Nov 6, 2018 at 8:20am PST

 

Demi Lovato broke her Insta silence