# Democrats sweep US midterms with influencer livestreams

> Democrats won US midterms as influencers drew millions watching election results live.
- Title: Democrats sweep US midterms with influencer livestreams
- Summary: Democrats won US midterms as influencers drew millions watching election results live.
- Keywords: us midterms, hasan piker, democrats, election night, livestreams, twitch, political influencers, us congress, midterm elections, political commentary, The Straits Times
- Source: The Straits Times — https://straitstimes.com/world/united-states/democrats-swept-the-us-midterms-millions-watched-on-livestreams-with-their-favourite-influencers
- Published: 2026-11-05T21:38:26+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: us midterms, hasan piker, democrats, election night, livestreams, twitch, political influencers, us congress, midterm elections, political commentary, news, world
## Democrats sweep US midterms
Democrats won US midterms with millions watching election results on livestreams with their favorite influencers.
## NBC's Kornacki Cam
NBC's 'Kornacki Cam' drew 29 million views with 300,000 concurrent viewers for three hours.
## Hasan Piker's stream
Hasan Piker drew 241,783 concurrent viewers and 1.75 million watch hours on election night twitch stream.
## Piker's political clout
Piker backed progressive challengers and won younger viewers but drew Republican attacks over past remarks.
## El-Sayed and Piker
Abdul El-Sayed won michigan senate seat and became first muslim senator after piker's remarks.
## Viewership trends
Election livestreams drew 10.27 million hours of viewing across 2,500 channels in 30 days.
## Piker's influence
38% of americans aged 18-29 get news from social media influencers versus 8% of those 65+.
## Republican response
Michigan senator candidate mike rogers used piker's 9/11 remarks against el-sayed in election.
## Key takeaway

Democrats swept US midterms with influencers like Hasan Piker attracting 1.75 million watch hours on election night.