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Democrats win Senate majority in 2026 midterms
Democrats flipped Republican Senate seats across six states on election night, securing control of the chamber.
In brief
Democrats flipped Republican Senate seats across six states on election night, securing control of the chamber. Democrats won a Senate majority in the 2026 midterm elections by flipping seats in Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa, Kansas and Texas. Originally reported by PolitiFact.
Republicans start with Senate lead
Republicans entered Election Day with a fifty-three to forty-seven lead in the U.S. Senate, according to media outlet projections.
Democrats flip six seats before midnight
Democrats flipped Republican Senate seats in Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa, Kansas and Texas all before midnight EST on November third.
Democrats secure Senate control
By early Wednesday morning, Democrats had flipped a long-held Republican Senate seat in Maine and secured another in Michigan, winning a Senate majority.
The essence
Democrats won a Senate majority in the 2026 midterm elections by flipping seats in Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa, Kansas and Texas.
