In the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats secured majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, flipping several Republican strongholds.
Democrats have won control of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate in the 2026 midterm elections, according to reports from the Associated Press, Voice of America, and China News Service.
Democrats flipped at least seven Senate seats in states including Kansas, Iowa, Texas, Ohio, Maine, North Carolina, and South Carolina, according to the Associated Press. In Kansas, Adam Hamilton became the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in 94 years. In Texas, James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton to become the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in the state since 1988, according to Voice of America. In South Carolina, Dr. Annie Andrews defeated Darline Graham to win the Senate seat, according to Voice of America and China News Service.
In the House of Representatives, Democrats flipped more than two dozen districts, some of which had voted for President Donald Trump by double digits in 2024, according to the Associated Press. Voice of America reported that the number of seats held by Democrats surpassed the 218-seat threshold required for a majority.
In several states, voters also elected governors. Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Georgia gubernatorial race, becoming the first Black woman to serve as a governor in the U.S., according to the Associated Press and China News Service. In Texas, Gina Hinojosa was elected as the state's first Latina governor, according to Katie Phang. In New Mexico, Deb Haaland will become the first woman Native American governor, according to Katie Phang.
U.S. stock futures rose following the election results. Dow Jones futures traded 1.4 per cent higher, S&P 500 futures gained one per cent, and Nasdaq Composite futures gained 0.54 per cent, according to Bloomberg and CTV News.
President Donald Trump addressed the results on his official X platform account, Rapid Response 47, stating, "You know, this has been done many times before. This is the veto—it is one of the more powerful powers the President has. They will send us crazy bills, and I will veto them," according to Voice of America.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said, "The Senate map has been reshaped for generations, changing America and lasting into the future," according to Voice of America. Senate Majority Leader John Thune stated that Republicans would work with the President to "stop the worst impulses of Democratic extremism," according to Voice of America.
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