From The New Yorker · The New Yorker · · 1m 30s
Democrats win House and Senate in 2026 midterms
Democrats flip key Senate seats and secure House majority in midterm elections shaped by voter concerns over Trump's policies.
In brief
Democrats flip key Senate seats and secure House majority in midterm elections shaped by voter concerns over Trump's policies. Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the November fourth midterm elections, flipping Senate seats in seven states and securing a large House majority. Originally reported by…
Democrats win both chambers
The Democrats have officially won control of both the House and the Senate, according to the Associated Press, with more races still to be decided.
Key Senate flips across the country
Democrats flipped Senate seats in Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maine, and Texas while securing a large House majority in the midterm elections.
Democratic governors elected in three states
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Gina Hinojosa won Texas's gubernatorial race and will serve as the state's first Democratic governor in more than thirty years.Keisha Lance Bottoms and Amy Acton also won competitive gubernatorial races in Georgia and Ohio, respectively.
Voters focused on Trump's record
Democratic candidates made races a referendum on Trump. Voters rated issues related to the President as top priorities, including Trump's war in Iran, which contributed to high inflation and spiking gas prices, and data-center construction.
Jeffries signals aggressive oversight ahead
Representative Hakeem Jeffries, now presumptive Speaker of the House, has signaled plans for aggressive oversight, including congressional investigations into business deals by figures close to the Trump Administration, immigration-enforcement reform, and potentially impeachment hearings.
What it means
Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the November fourth midterm elections, flipping Senate seats in seven states and securing a large House majority.
