Republicans turned the political tides on Tuesday and seized control of both the Senate and Congress, forcing U.S. President Barack Obama to face a possible shift in power for the rest of his term, NBC News projected.

This is the first time that that the Republican party took total control of both the Senate and the House in eight years. Based on the projections, Republicans snatched seats previously held by Democrats in Colorado, Iowa, Arkansas, North Carolina, Montana, West Virginia and South Dakota.

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NBC also projected that Republicans will end the congressional race with 246-189 in their favor, ahead of their present recorded advantage of 233-199.

Mitch McConnell from Kentucky, who took down challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes and is on his way to become the majority leader, said he expect his party to work well with the president despite their opposing views.

Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada), who will step down as majority leader, released a statement affirming his willingness to cooperate with McConnell in the future.

"The message from voters is clear: they want us to work together," said Reid. "I look forward to working with Senator McConnell to get things done for the middle class."

Based on pre-election polls, voters had low interest in the elections. Exit polls also reflected that 54 percent of the American voters were not contented with the president's job, while 79 percent disapproved of the Congress.

Rep. Tom Cotton grabbed a senate seat from Democratic rival Mark Pryor in Arkansas, while in Colorado, Rep. Cory Gardner took away Mark Udall's post. Thom Tillis also won a seat from Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan, the report detailed.

In New Hampshire, Democrat Jeanne Shaheen stood her ground and resisted challenger former Sen. Scott Brown. Iowa's Joni Ernst, Montana's Steve Daines, South Dakota's Mike Rounds and West Virginia's Shelley Moore Capito all captured senate seats previously held by Democrats.

Meanwhile, Democrat Mary Landrieu of Louisiana will proceed to a December senate runoff with Bill Cassidy, her Republican rival. Republican David Perdue of Georgia will not be going into a runoff after clearing the 50 percent mark.

Independent candidate Greg Orman of Kansas succumbed to defeat after Sen. Pat Roberts' votes soared above his.

The tipping of the power balance in favor of the Republicans will force the president to wield his power to veto more often in the last two years of his term. The situation could also mess up his future judicial appointments, NBC News predicted.

TagsU.S. midterm elections, U.S. elections 2014, Republicans, Senate majority, U.S. Congress