US Midterms 2026 Results: Democrats Win Control of the House and Senate

As of about 3:30 AM ET / 2:00 PM IST, Wednesday 4 November 2026. Race calls are from the Associated Press (AP) unless stated. Seat totals are still moving as counting continues; anything not yet called is marked as such.

Democrats have won control of both chambers of the US Congress, the Associated Press has projected, in a sweeping result widely read as a rebuke of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party halfway through his second term. Democrats flipped at least seven Republican-held Senate seats and more than two dozen House districts, according to AP.

For a guide to how results are counted and called, see our earlier explainer: US midterm elections 2026: how results work and poll closing times.

The balance of power

Source: AP results as published by The Guardian's results tracker. These totals are a snapshot. About 74 House races were still uncalled, so the final House majority will be larger than 225 seats or close to it, but the exact size is not yet known. Before the election, Republicans held the Senate 53-47 and the House by a narrow margin.

Senate: seven Republican seats flipped

AP said Democrats flipped seats in Kansas, Iowa, Texas, Ohio, Maine, North Carolina and South Carolina, and held battleground seats in Georgia and Michigan.

Still uncalled: Alaska, where Republican Senator Dan Sullivan led Democrat Mary Peltola by about 48.7% to 47.5% with roughly two-thirds of the expected vote counted, according to AP figures. Alaska uses ranked-choice voting, so if no candidate passes 50% the result could take longer. One other Senate race was also uncalled in AP's tally at the time of writing.

House: Democrats flip more than two dozen seats

AP called the House for Democrats overnight, after they passed the 218 seats needed. Early flips included Pennsylvania's 7th, 8th and 10th districts, New Jersey's 7th, North Carolina's 11th and Kentucky's 6th, Euronews reported from AP calls.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, who won re-election in New York, could become Speaker. That vote happens only when the new House meets, so it is not yet decided.

Governors

AP said Democrats flipped four Republican-held governorships:

• Georgia: Keisha Lance Bottoms and becomes the first Black woman elected governor in US history.
• Texas: Gina Hinojosa defeated incumbent Greg Abbott.
• Ohio: Amy Acton won.
• Iowa: Rob Sand won.

Other called races included Republican Byron Donalds in Florida, and Democrats Josh Shapiro (Pennsylvania), Kathy Hochul (New York), Xavier Becerra (California) and Katie Hobbs (Arizona). Alaska's race for governor was still uncalled.

Turnout and spending

Final turnout figures are not yet available. More than 61.7 million ballots were cast before Election Day, a record for a midterm, according to the University of Florida's Election Lab, cited by NPR and AFP. NPR said early voting was 34% higher than in 2022. AFP, citing OpenSecrets, said total spending reached a record $11.9 billion, up from $8.9 billion in 2022.

NBC News exit polls, reported by AFP, showed Latino voters backing Democrats by 62% to 35% and voters aged 18 to 29 backing them by 72% to 25%. Exit polls are early estimates and can be revised.

Recounts and runoffs

No major federal recount or runoff had been confirmed at the time of writing. Georgia and Louisiana require a majority to win and hold runoffs if no one gets 50%, but the headline Senate races in both states were called outright. In Georgia's state legislature, some seats were within the recount margin, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Close House races may still be heading for recounts once counting ends.

How Trump responded

Trump told The New York Times he was "absolutely willing to accept those results" and would work with Democrats, NPR and Euronews reported. He also posted an image of a cap reading "VETO", and wrote that he "wasn't on the ballot". He told CBS News he would be "Mr. Veto" if Democrats won.

What happens next

• Counting and calls: uncalled House races and the Alaska races may take days or weeks.
• Certification: states certify their results over the coming weeks, on deadlines set by state law.
• New Congress: the new Congress is due to be sworn in on 3 January 2027. The House will elect its Speaker, and Democrats will take over committee chairs in both chambers.
• Policy: with control of Congress, Democrats can block legislation, reject nominees in the Senate and open investigations Trump keeps his veto and executive powers.

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Sources

• AP: Democrats win the US House and Senate
• AP: 2026 midterm elections live updates
• AP: This time, determining control of Congress did not take days
• The Guardian: Full results (AP data)
• Euronews: Live US midterm elections
• AFP: Numbers that tell the story of the Democrats' midterm blowout
• NPR: Tens of millions cast ballots for midterms
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia election live updates