# Democrats flip Senate control in US midterms > Democrats secure Senate majority after historic wins in Texas, Kansas and South Carolina. - Title: Democrats flip Senate control in US midterms · Dw | Shortify - Summary: 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… - Keywords: democrats, senate, texas, kansas, south carolina, north carolina, georgia, us midterms, president trump, election results - Source: Dw — https://dw.com/en/us-midterms-democrats-on-course-to-flip-house-senate/live-79829440?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf - Read time: 1 min - Topics: democrats, senate, texas, kansas, south carolina, north carolina, georgia, us midterms, president trump, election results, news, world ## 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 ## Key takeaway Democrats gain control of the US Senate with wins in Texas, Kansas, South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia, shifting power to Trump's opponents.