The 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections have delivered a historic rebuke to President Donald Trump's second term, culminating in a dramatic "blue wave" that saw Democrats officially capture control of both the US Senate and the House of Representatives. In the Senate, Democrats defied an unfavorable map by net-flipping seven seats to secure a 53–43 majority, complementing their project majority win in the 435-member House.
Held halfway through Trump's four-year presidency, the elections served as a definitive referendum on his domestic and foreign policies. Live tracking and projections indicate the Democratic sweep was fueled by widespread voter discontent over rising inflation and high prices, the ongoing conflict in Iran, aggressive immigration crackdowns, and concerns surrounding government corruption.
This complete Democratic takeover of Congress marks a catastrophic setback for the Trump administration, stripping Republicans of their legislative power and effectively halting Trump's agenda for his remaining two years in office. Beyond blocking key legislation, the new Democratic majorities gain sweeping oversight powers, enabling aggressive committee investigations and policy challenges. As the final results solidify, the midterms not only reshape Washington's balance of power but also set a new trajectory for the key winners, losers, and political figures heading into the 2028 presidential race.
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- Ohio (Special) — This was to fill the remaining term of JD Vance. Sherrod Brown (D) won; Jon Husted (R) lost
- Florida (Special) — This was to fill the remaining term of Marco Rubio. Ashley Moody (R) won
- Michigan: Abdul El Sayed (D) won; Mike Rogers (R) lost
- Texas: James Talarico (D) won, Ken Paxton (R) lost
- Iowa: Josh Turek (D) won; Ashley Hinson (R) lost.
- Kansas: Adam Hamilton (D) won; Roger Marshall (R) lost
- Georgia: Jon Ossoff (D) won, Mike Collins (R) lost
- North Carolina: Roy Cooper (D) won; Michael Whatley (R) lost
- South Carolina: Annie Andrews (D) won; Darline Graham (R) lost
- Colorado: John Hickenlooper (D) won
- Virginia: Mark Warner (D) won
- Delaware: Chris Coons (D) won
- Illinois: Juliana Stratton (D) won
- Kentucky: Andy Barr (R) won, Charles Booker (D) lost
- Maine: Troy Jackson (D) won; Susan Collins (R) lost
- Massachusetts Edward Markey (D) won
- Wyoming: Harriet Hageman (R) won
- New Jersey: Cory Booker (D) won
- New Mexico: Ben Ray Luján (D) won
- Oklahoma: Kevin Hern (R) won
- Rhode Island: John Reed (D) won
- Arkansas: Tom Cotton (R) won; Hallie Shoffner (D)
- Louisiana: Julia Letlow (R) won; Jamie Davis (D) lost
- Minnesota: Peggy Flanagan (D) won; Michele Tafoya (R) lost
- Oregon: Jeff Merkley (D) won
- South Dakota: Mike Rounds (R) won; Brian Bengs (I) lost
- New Hampshire: Chris Pappas (D) won; John Sununu (R) lost
- Alabama: Barry Moore (R) won
- Tennessee: Bill Hagerty (R) won, Mauita Bradshaw (D) lost
- West Virginia: Shelley Capito (R) won
- Idaho: Jim Risch (R) won; Todd Achilles (I) lost
- Montana: Kurt Alme (R) won; Seth Bodnar (I) lost and Alani Bankhead (D) lost
- Nebraska: Pete Ricketts (R) won
- Alaska NOT CALLED YET
- Mississippi NOT CALLED YET
Major Called Races so far (US House of Representatives)
Alabama: 7 seats
- District 1: Jerry Carl (R) defeated Democrat Clyde Jones, reclaiming the seat he previously held.
- District 2: Shomari Figures (D) won re-election by defeating Republican challenger Rhett Marques in a highly watched race.
- District 3: Mike Rogers (R) secured another term by defeating Democrat Lee McInnis.
- District 4: Robert Aderholt (R) won re-election against Democrat Amanda Pusczek.
- District 5: Dale Strong (R) won re-election by defeating Democratic challenger Andrew Sneed.
- District 6: Gary Palmer (R) won re-election against Democrat Maurice Mercer.
- District 7: Terri Sewell (D) secured re-election by defeating Republican Ammie Akin
Alaska: 1 seat (At-Large) NOT CALLED YET
Arizona: 9 seats (5 seats NOT CALLED YET)
- District 3: Yassamin Ansari (D) won her race definitively, capturing roughly 88.9% of the vote against minor-party challengers.
- District 4: Incumbent Greg Stanton (D) won re-election, defeating Republican Zuhdi Jasser with 63.7% of the vote.
- District 7: Incumbent Adelita Grijalva (D) won re-election, defeating Republican Daniel Butierez Sr. with 72.4% of the vote.
- District 9: Incumbent Paul Gosar (R) won re-election, defeating Democrat Danielle Sterbinsky with 58.1% of the vote.
Arkansas: 4 seats (1 NOT CALLED YET)
- District 1: Incumbent Rick Crawford (R) won re-election, defeating Democrat Terri Yarbrough Green and Libertarian Steve Parsons.
- District 3: Incumbent Steve Womack (R) won re-election, defeating Democrat Robb Ryerse and Libertarian Bobby Wilson.
- District 4: Incumbent Bruce Westerman (R) won re-election, defeating Democrat James Russell III with 65.5% of the vote
California: 52 seats (5 NOT CALLED YET)
- • District 8: Incumbent John Garamendi (D) won re-election.
- District 9: Incumbent Josh Harder (D) secured another term.
- District 10: Incumbent Mark DeSaulnier (D) won re-election.
- District 13: Adam Gray (D) won, successfully holding the seat for Democrats.
- District 15: Incumbent Kevin Mullin (D) won re-election.
- District 18: Incumbent Zoe Lofgren (D) secured re-election.
- District 19: Incumbent Jimmy Panetta (D) won re-election.
• District 20: Incumbent Vince Fong (R) won re-election, securing one of the few confirmed Republican victories.
• District 21: Incumbent Jim Costa (D) won re-election.
• District 30: Laura Friedman (D) won her race.
• District 32: Incumbent Brad Sherman (D) secured re-election.
• District 36: Incumbent Ted Lieu (D) won re-election.
• District 43: Incumbent Maxine Waters (D) secured another term.
• District 44: Incumbent Nanette Barragán (D) won re-election.
• District 52: Incumbent Juan Vargas (D) won re-election.
• District 1: Republican incumbent James Gallagher is poised to lose his seat to Democrat Mike McGuire.
• District 6: Republican-caucusing independent Kevin Kiley is trailing behind Democrat Richard Pan.
• District 22: High-profile Republican incumbent David Valadao is facing a major deficit, with Democratic challenger Randy Villegas leading significantly in early counting.
• District 48: In the open seat left by retiring Republican Darrell Issa, Democrat Marni von Wilpert holds an early lead over Republican Jim Desmond.
Iowa: 4 seats
- District 1 (FLIP): Christina Bohannan (D) unseated incumbent Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks.
- District 2: James (D) won the open seat vacated by retiring Republican Ashley Hinson.
- District 3 (FLIP): Trone Garriott (D) defeated incumbent Republican Rep. Zach Nunn.
- District 4: The sole Republican survivor in Iowa's delegation secured re-election.
Kansas: 4 seats
- District 3: Incumbent Sharice Davids (D) successfully won re-election against her Republican challenger.
- Districts 1, 2, & 4: The Republican incumbents successfully defended and won all three remaining seats
Kentucky: 6 seats
- District 6 (FLIP): Zach Dembo (D) defeated Republican candidate Ralph Alvarado to flip the seat left open by retiring Rep. Andy Barr.
- District 3: The safe Democratic incumbent successfully held the seat.
- Districts 1, 2, 4, & 5: Republicans successfully won these four safe districts, including Ed Gallrein winning District 4
Louisiana: 6 seats
- District 2: The Democratic incumbent easily won outright in the first round.
- District 3: Incumbent Clay Higgins (R) successfully defended his seat outright.
- Two Other Republican Seats: Two additional baseline Republican seats won outright in the first round.
- Districts 5 & 6 (UNCALLED): Democratic candidates lead the remaining two open seats, which are officially advancing to the December runoff
Maine: 2 seats
- District 1: The Democratic incumbent easily won re-election.
- District 2 (UNCALLED): Democrat Dunlap holds a razor-thin lead over Republican LePage (50.1% to 49.9%), with final tabulation pending
Maryland: 8 seats
- Districts 1: The lone Republican incumbent safely won re-election.
- Districts 2 through 8: Democrats swept all seven remaining seats, including a comfortable victory by incumbent Jamie Raskin (D) in the 8th District
Massachusetts: 9 seats
Incumbents Ayanna Pressley, Richard Neal, Lori Trahan, James McGovern, Stephen Lynch, Bill Keating, Richard Pan, and Jake Auchincloss won re-election. In District 6, the open seat left by retiring Rep. Seth Moulton was successfully retained by Democrat
Michigan: 13 seats
- District 7 (DEM HOLD): Kim Lawrence (D) defeated Republican challenger Tom Barrett to successfully keep this high-stakes open seat blue.
- District 8 (DEM HOLD): Kristen McDonald Rivet (D) won re-election.
- District 10 (DEM FLIP): Dr. Carl Hines (D) defeated Republican incumbent John James.
- District 4 (GOP HOLD): Incumbent Bill Huizenga (R) narrowly fended off a challenge from Democrat Matt McCann.
- Other Safe Seats: Incumbent Republicans Tim Walberg (D5) and Lisa McClain (D9) safely defended their seats
Minnesota: 8 seats
- District 2 (DEM HOLD): Little (D) won the open seat vacated by retiring Rep. Angie Craig.
- District 3 & 4 (DEM HOLD): Incumbents Kelly Morrison (D3) and Betty McCollum (D4) comfortably won their races.
- District 7 (GOP HOLD): Hard-line Republican incumbent Michelle Fischbach (R) fended off a strong challenge from Democrat A.J. Osberg
Mississippi: 4 seats
Winners: Incumbent Bennie Thompson (D) easily defended District 2. Republicans Trent Kelly (D1), Michael Guest (D3), and Mike Ezell (D4) comfortably retained the remaining three conservative strongholds
Missouri: 8 seats
In District 3, Republican Bob Onder (R) won the seat to keep it red. The rest of the state's deep-red incumbents won handily. In the cities, Democrats safely held District 1 (St. Louis) and District 5 (Kansas City)
Montana: 2 seats
- District 1 (GOP HOLD): Kurt Alme (R) won an easy victory after independent candidate Seth Bodnar and Democratic nominee Alani Bankhead split the left-leaning vote.
- District 2 (GOP HOLD): Republican Troy Downing (R) won his race to secure the open seat
Nebraska: 3 seats
- District 1 (DEM FLIP): Chris Backemeyer (D) pulled off a massive upset, defeating Republican incumbent Mike Flood.
- District 2 (DEM FLIP): Democrat Denise Powell (D) decisively unseated Republican incumbent Don Bacon.
- District 3 (GOP HOLD): Veteran Republican incumbent Adrian Smith (R) cruised to re-election with over 70% of the vote
Nevada: 4 seats
Winners (D): Incumbents Dina Titus (D1), Susie Lee (D3), and Steven Horsford (D4) won re-election. In District 2, Democrat Teresa Benitez-Thompson (D) completed the sweep by flipping the traditionally red seat
New Hampshire: 2 seats
- District 1 (DEM HOLD): Incumbent Jeanne Shaheen (D) won re-election.
- District 2 (DEM HOLD): Maggie Goodlander (D) won the open seat to keep the district blue
New Jersey: 12 seats
District 2 (DEM HOLD): Incumbent Gabe Vasquez (D) fended off a highly contested challenge to secure his seat. Districts 1 and 3 comfortably went to the safe Democratic incumbents
Colorado: 8 seats - 5 Democrats, 3 Republicans
Connecticut: 5 seats - 5 Democrats
Delaware: 1 seat - Democrat
Florida: 28 seats - 8 Democrats, 20 Republicans
Georgia: 14 seats - 5 Democrats, 9 Republicans
Hawaii: 2 seats - Democrats
Idaho: 2 seats - Republicans
Illinois: 17 seats - 14 Democrats, 3 Republicans
Indiana: 9 seats - 3 Democrats, 6 Republicans
New Mexico: 3 seats - Democrats
New York: 26 seats: 17 Democrats, 3 Republicans (6 Uncalled)
Winners (D): Prominent Democratic victors included incumbent Tom Suozzi (D) in District 3 and challenger Laura Gillen (D) in District 4. In the highly watched 17th District, Cait Conley (D) unseated incumbent Republican Mike Lawler. Incumbent Democrat Hakeem Jeffries officially won re-election to represent New York's 8th Congressional District.
North Carolina: 14 seats - 4 Democrats (10 Uncalled)
North Dakota: 1 seat
Winner (R): The state's single At-Large congressional district was comfortably retained by the Republican nominee.
Ohio: 15 seats - 7 Democrats, 7 Republicans (1 Uncalled)
Longtime incumbent Marcy Kaptur (D) won in District 9. In District 7, Democrat Brian Poindexter (D) successfully won his race. Safe Republican incumbents like Jim Jordan (R) safely won re-election.
Oklahoma: 5 seats - 4 Republicans (1 Uncalled)
Oregon: 6 seats - 5 Democrats, 1 Republican
Pennsylvania: 17 seats — 11 Democrats, 6 Republicans
Rhode Island: 2 seats
- Safe Democratic incumbents effortlessly fended off minor opponents to secure both of the state's seats.
South Carolina: 7 seats
The established distribution held firm. In the lone competitive coastal district, the Democratic challenger Lacore (D) fell just short as the Republican incumbent successfully defended the seat
South Dakota: 1 seat
The statewide At-Large seat remained firmly in the Republican column.
Tennessee: 9 seats
Incumbents Diana Harshbarger (R) in District 1 and Tim Burchett (R) in District 2 were called as early winners. [1]
Texas: 38 seats — 13 Democrats, 18 Republicans (7 Uncalled)
Utah: 4 seats (2 NOT CALLED YET)
- District 1 (FLIP): Ben McAdams (D) won the race, defeating Republican incumbent Riley Owen in a massive upset.
- District 3 (GOP HOLD): Incumbent Curtis Maloy (R) successfully defended his seat against Democrat Kael Weston.
- District 2 (UNCALLED): Incumbent Republican Blake Moore holds a tight lead over Democrat Patrick Crosby (49.8% to 43.2%).
- District 4 (UNCALLED): Incumbent Republican Mike Kennedy maintains a lead over Democrat Jonny Larsen (51.9% to 41.6%
Vermont: 1 seat
- At-Large Seat (DEM HOLD): Incumbent Becca Balint (D) easily won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican challenger and former military officer Gerald Malloy
Virginia: 11 seats
- District 1 (FLIP): Shannon Taylor (D) defeated veteran incumbent Republican Rep. Rob Wittman to flip the seat blue.
- District 2 (FLIP): Elaine Luria (D) successfully unseated Republican incumbent Rep. Jen Kiggans, reclaiming the seat she previously held.
- District 3: Incumbent Bobby Scott (D) won re-election against Republican Edwin Rivera.
- District 4: Incumbent Jennifer McClellan (D) won re-election over Republican Robert Murray.
- District 7: Eugene Vindman (D) won the open seat, fending off Republican Doug Ollivant.
- District 8: Incumbent Don Beyer (D) won re-election over Republican Tony Sabio.
- District 10: Suhas Subramanyam (D) won re-election against Republican Dave Beckwith.
- District 11: James Walkinshaw (D) won his first full term, defeating Republican Arthur Purves.
- District 6 (GOP HOLD): Incumbent Ben Cline (R) successfully defended his seat against Democrat Beth Macy.
- District 5 (UNCALLED): The race remains an exact nail-biter. Incumbent John McGuire (R) leads former Rep. Tom Perriello (D) by a razor-thin 49.9% to 48.3% margin with 97% of votes reporting.
- District 9 (UNCALLED): Incumbent Republican Morgan Griffith continues to lead Democratic challenger Joy Powers
Washington: 10 seats
- District 3 (DEM HOLD): Incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) fended off a highly visible challenge from Republican state Senator John Braun.
- District 8 (DEM HOLD): Incumbent Kim Schrier (D) successfully secured re-election against Republican candidate Keith Meline (R).
- Districts 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10: Safe Democratic incumbents have successfully swept their races to cement the party's standard majorities.
- Districts 4 & 5: Local Republican candidates continue to hold comfortable margins in these traditionally conservative districts
West Virginia: 2 seats
- District 1: Incumbent Carol Miller (R) won re-election by defeating Democratic challenger Vince George.
- District 2: Incumbent Riley Moore (R) secured a comfortable victory, defeating Democratic community organizer Ace Parsi (D)
Wisconsin: 8 seats
- District 1 (FLIP): Mitchell Berman (D) upset the incumbent Republican Representative Bryan Steil (R) to capture the seat.
- District 2: Incumbent Mark Pocan (D) won re-election unopposed.
- District 3 (FLIP): Rebecca Cooke (D) defeated hard-line Republican incumbent Representative Derrick Van Orden (R).
- District 4: Incumbent Gwen Moore (D) easily won re-election against Republican Tim Rogers.
- District 5: Incumbent Scott Fitzgerald (R) won re-election by defeating Democrat Andrew Beck.
- District 6: Incumbent Glenn Grothman (R) won re-election against Democrat Brad Smith.
- District 7: Michael Alfonso (R) won the open seat (vacated by Tom Tiffany) against Democrat Fred Clark.
- District 8: Incumbent Tony Wied (R) won re-election by defeating Democratic challenger Rick Crosson (D)
Wyoming: 1 seat
- Republican Chuck Gray has won the election for Wyoming's single At-Large U.S. House seat

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