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Appears in 8 stories · Last updated Nov 5, 2026
Flipped three Southern Senate seats
Democrats won Senate seats in North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas in Tuesday's midterms, according to race calls. The wins came as Black voter turnout rose in several Southern states, including Georgia and Louisiana.
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Won House and Senate majorities
Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress on Nov. 3, 2026, flipping at least seven Senate seats and more than two dozen House districts, the Associated Press reported. The Senate wins included Kansas and Texas, where Democrats had not won Senate seats since 1932 and 1988, and South Carolina, where Annie Andrews was projected to become the state's first Democratic senator in almost three decades.
Won House and Senate majorities in the 2026 midterms
Democrats won the House and at least seven Senate seats in Tuesday's midterms, giving them a Senate majority of at least 54–44 when the new Congress is sworn in January 3. Alaska and Mississippi are still counting; Democratic wins there would push the margin to 56–44. Before the handover, the lame-duck Congress must pass government funding by December 11 or risk a shutdown.
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Won Texas Senate seat and Senate majority
James Talarico, a 37-year-old state legislator and former middle school teacher, beat Republican Ken Paxton in Texas's Senate race on November 3, 2026. With most ballots counted, Talarico led 55% to 43%, becoming the first Democrat to win a Texas Senate seat since 1988.
Won majorities in the House and Senate in the 2026 midterms
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1,569.40 points, or 3%, to 53,356.12 on Nov. 4, its best day since April 2025. The gain followed Democrats winning both chambers of Congress and President Donald Trump saying he would accept the results.
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Democrats won the House and Senate in the 2026 midterms, flipping at least seven Senate seats and taking a House majority that NBC News said could be the party's largest in nearly two decades. Hakeem Jeffries is set to become the first Black speaker; Chuck Schumer will control the Senate floor.
Flipped Maine's Senate seat and retook the chamber majority
Susan Collins had held Maine's Senate seat since 1996, winning five elections in a state that otherwise votes Democratic. On Tuesday, Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation logger and former state Senate president, beat her.
Opposition party seeking House and Senate gains.
On Nov. 3, 2026, voters decide who controls Congress for the last two years of Donald Trump's second term. All 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 39 state and territorial governorships are on the ballot.
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