# US Midterms 2026: Dems Win Senate and House

> Democrats sweep US Congress in historic midterm victory.
- Title: US Midterms 2026: Dems Win Senate and House · Indiatimes
- Summary: Democrats sweep US Congress in historic midterm victory. Democrats won both the Senate and House of Representatives in the 2026 US midterms, ending…
- Keywords: us midterms 2026, democrats, house of representatives, senate, republicans, donald trump, maga, gina hinojosa, james talarico, troy jackson, annie andrews, adam hamilton
- Source: Indiatimes — https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/us-mid-term-elections/news/us-midterms-2026-republicans-trumped-stumped-and-dumped-as-dems-win-both-house-and-senate/articleshow/135543435.cms
- Author: Chidanand Rajghatta
- Published: 2026-11-04T15:24:00+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: us midterms 2026, democrats, house of representatives, senate, republicans, donald trump, maga, gina hinojosa, james talarico, troy jackson, annie andrews, adam hamilton
## Democrats sweep Congress
Democrats won both the Senate and House of Representatives in a major setback for Trump and the MAGA movement.
## Republicans lose Senate control
Republicans entered the election with a 53-47 Senate majority but Democrats flipped seven seats to take control with a projected 53-41 advantage.
## Democrats gain House majority
Democrats are heading towards 240+ seats in the House, flipping the Republican majority of four seats.
## Texas political shift
Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated three-term Republican Governor Greg Abbott to become the first Latina governor of Texas.
## Maine Senate flip
Democrat Troy Jackson defeated Republican Senator Susan Collins, ending her nearly 30-year Senate career.
## South Carolina Senate flip
Democrat Annie Andrews defeated Republican Senator Darlene Graham in South Carolina Senate.
## Kansas Senate flip
Kansas elected Democrat Adam Hamilton to the Senate after not electing a Democratic senator since 1932.
## Michigan Senate flip
Michigan elected Democrat Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate.
## Ohio Senate flip
Ohio elected Democrat Sherrod Brown to the Senate.
## Iowa Senate flip
Iowa elected Democrat Josh Turek to the Senate.
## New Hampshire Senate flip
New Hampshire elected Chris Pappas, the first openly gay man to the Senate.
## Georgia governor
Georgia elected Keisha Lance Bottoms as the first Black woman governor in American history.
## Ohio governor
Ohio elected Democrat Amy Acton who defeated Indian-American Trump ally Vivek Ramaswamy.
## Conservative reaction
Conservatives began turning on Trump after the election results.

> Dems look like they might get 56 (Senate seats).. Rs will never get that back for a long time. You ignore primaries for years, anoint a charlatan as not just leader but God, and then mimic his retardation every day for a decade, at some point the chickens come home to roost
## Republican lobbyist reaction
Top Republican lobbyist Bill Miller called the election a 'disaster of the first magnitude'.
## Polling predictions
Most polls predicted a Democratic victory but underestimated the scale of the win.
## Democratic internal shifts
Radical Democrats made gains within the party.
## Key takeaway

Democrats won both the Senate and House of Representatives in the 2026 US midterms, ending Republican control of Congress and marking a major setback for Donald Trump's MAGA movement.