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Democrats flip Senate control in US midterms
Democrats secure Senate majority after historic wins in Texas, Kansas and South Carolina.
In brief
Democrats secure Senate majority after historic wins in Texas, Kansas and South Carolina. Democrats gain control of the US Senate with wins in Texas, Kansas, South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia, shifting power to Trump's opponents. Originally reported by Dw.
Democrats win Texas Senate seat
James Talarico defeats Trump-backed Republican Ken Paxton in Texas Senate race.
“the win was monumental for democrats who had not won a senate election in texas in 38 years”
Democrats win Kansas Senate seat
Adam Hamilton beats Republican Roger Marshall in historic Kansas Senate victory.
“hamilton's was historic victory, as kansas democrats had not won a senate race in 94 years”
Democrats win South Carolina Senate seat
Annie Andrews beats Trump-backed Republican Darline Graham in South Carolina Senate race.
“andrews' victory is particularly notable because graham had prevailed by nearly 18 percentage points two years ago”
Democrats win North Carolina Senate seat
Roy Cooper defeats Republican Michael Whatley in North Carolina Senate race.
“cooper's win is a major boost for the democratic party in north carolina”
Democrats win Georgia Senate seat
Jon Ossoff retains seat against Republican Mike Collins in Georgia Senate race.
“the american people have rebuked the depravity, corruption and incompetence of the failed lame duck president donald j. trump”
Democrats win Ohio governorship
Amy Acton becomes first woman governor of Ohio after defeating Republican Vivek Ramaswamy.
“acton, a public health physician and former state health director during the covid-19 pandemic”
Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia governorship
Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes first Black woman governor of Georgia.
“bottoms is a descendant of enslaved people in georgia”
Republicans hold Florida Senate seat
Ashley Moody wins Florida Senate seat after Marco Rubio left for Trump's cabinet.
“moody, who has previously served as florida's attorney general”
Trump reacts to election results
Trump claims he was 'not on the ballot' and would have won in a landslide.
“i wasn't on the ballot and if i was, we would have won in a landslide thank you for your attention to this matter”
Democrats gain Senate control
Democrats projected to gain control of US Senate with wins in six states.
“democrats are projected to gain control of the senate”
Young voters shift to Democrats
7 in 10 young voters under 30 support Democratic House candidates.
“about 7 in 10 of voters under 30 nationally said they supported the democratic house candidate in their area”
Democrats win Delaware Senate seat
Chris Coons retains Delaware Senate seat after decades of Democratic support.
“the state has leaned democrat in federal elections for decades”
Democrats win Massachusetts Senate seat
Ed Markey wins Massachusetts Senate seat in predictable Democratic victory.
“the state, which is home to boston, is one of the most consistently democratic states in the us”
Democrats win New Hampshire Senate seat
Chris Pappas becomes first openly gay man elected to US Senate.
“if the ap projections are confirmed, pappas would become the first openly gay man to be elected to the senate”
Democrats gain House control
Democrats on course to win control of US House of Representatives.
“democrats are also on course to win control of the house of representatives”
Democrats flip Georgia governorship
Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia governorship as first Black woman.
“bottoms became the first black woman elected to the top office in any us state”
Here's the gist
Democrats gain control of the US Senate with wins in Texas, Kansas, South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia, shifting power to Trump's opponents.
