2026 Midterms
House
253Dem
218 for control
157GOP
410 of 435 seats decided
- Democrats have won control
- Democrats: 253 won, 0 held
- Republicans: 157 won, 0 held
- Independents who caucus with Republicans: 0 won, 0 held
- 25 seats with no result yet
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Nithya Raman defeats Bass to become next L.A. mayor
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'Tax the rich' wins in ballot measures across the US
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Mississippi Senate race is toss-up, with razor-thin margin
The Senate race in deep-red Mississippi remains unresolved, as Democrat Scott Colom has mounted a surprisingly competitive challenge to incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
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Republicans quickly turn against Pete Hegseth after midterms rout
President Donald Trump may have made the decision to launch the war that tanked voters’ support for the GOP and dealt them a midterm shellacking. But the historic losses are accelerating a push for someone else to take the fall: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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Meet the unexpected winners of this year’s midterms
While Democratic victories in marquee national contests took the spotlight this week, with the party securing at least 250 seats in the House and winning back the Senate, several candidates in down-ballot races across the country clinched what appear to be surprising wins.
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Ex-Biden official projected to win bid to unseat Mike Lawler in high-stakes House race
Republican Mike Lawler and Democrat Cait Conley clashed over sanctuary city laws and illegal immigration in a bitter fight for New York's 17th Congressional District.
Fox News
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Democrats won the midterms. That doesn’t mean voters like them
More than half of midterm voters said they had an unfavorable view of the Democratic Party, even as it won decisively.
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Hegseth in ‘trouble’ as Trump faces music on Iran war, midterms
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s future leading the Pentagon looks increasingly uncertain as his critics within the administration blame him for helping push President Trump into a war that contributed to massive midterm losses Tuesday. Two sources familiar with the discussion said the president is asking allies about Hegseth’s standing. One of those sources said the…
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Following midterm losses, MAHA is at a crossroads
Presented by AstraZeneca {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Following midterm losses, MAHA is at a crossroads Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s Make America Healthy Again movement faces an uncertain future and a shaky alliance with Republicans, after key allies were swept from office and MAHA-backed candidates lost in Tuesday’s midterm elections. ©…
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CBS News exit polls show how Democrats won in the midterms
Economic issues helped propel President Trump to victory in 2024, and those same issues dragged down his party in 2026.
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Some Democratic Senate candidates would have won even if nobody voted for them on Election Day
How dominant were Democrats in the 2026 election? They could have won some marquee races even if literally none of their voters showed up on Election Day.
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What will Democrats prioritize with control of Congress?
With two years left in office, Trump's veto power could present a challenge for the Democrats' congressional agenda.
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LePage flips Maine's 2nd congressional district for Republicans
(The Center Square) — Republican Paul LePage won Maine's 2nd Congressional District Thursday when Democrat Matt Dunlap bowed out of the race two days after the midterm election. Dunlap's decision to bow out of the race came after Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced Thursday that the election would proceed to ranked-choice voting because neither candidate had reached the 50% threshold required under Maine law.
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Mississippi Senate race could head to court
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Why did Republicans lose the midterms?
Widespread Republican losses in the midterm elections are roiling the GOP, prompting soul-searching over what went wrong, and a brewing blame-game that's expected to heat up as the party looks toward the next election.
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Where AI money worked in the midterms
AI-funded super PACs saw mixed effectiveness in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
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Dunlap concedes to LePage in Maine battleground
The former Republican governor is poised to flip Jared Golden’s seat in what could be the GOP’s only House pickup outside of redistricting.
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Crenshaw, Raskin shout each other down in heated post-midterm debate
Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw and Democratic Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin clashed in a fiery CNN exchange on Wednesday after the midterm elections.
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Watch live: Hinojosa speaks after midterm win against Abbott
Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa (D) will hold her first news conference Thursday afternoon, days after defeating incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The win ends more than three decades of GOP control of the governor’s mansion. Hinojosa, who will become the state’s first Latina governor, is expected to outline her priorities as…
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Cruz on midterms: ‘It was an a‑‑ kicking’
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) reflected on the results of the midterm elections in his home state and nationwide, calling the Democrats’ win a “blue tsunami.” “2026 was not simply a blue wave. It was a blue tsunami. It was an a‑‑ kicking,” Cruz said in an episode of his podcast, “Verdict with Ted Cruz.”…
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Black candidates for governor make history with midterm victories
Americans elected the country's first Black woman, and four other Black candidates, into gubernatorial roles during Tuesday's record midterm races.
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Tax Cuts Won and Lost in the Midterms
Voters punished Republicans at the polls, but their appetite for lower taxes proved more complicated at ballot initiatives.
Reason5 min read
Head of DOJ Civil Rights Division resigns after GOP midterms loss
Harmeet Dhillon oversaw a massive overhaul of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, targeting universities and focusing on culture war issues.
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Abandoning pro-life voters helped cause GOP midterm losses, pro-life org says
(The Center Square) – A pro-life organization says that Republicans got the results they earned in the 2026 midterm elections, arguing that ignoring its base of pro-life voters leading up to the election by relative inaction in the abortion drug review and shying away from confronting mail-order abortion policies is clearly not a winning tactic for the GOP. President of Susan B.
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Ohio's most popular midterm Republican says election results hold a warning for Dems
Frank LaRose says the Republican Party must refocus on human freedom and free market principles after GOP candidates struggled on Election Day.
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Hegseth faces bipartisan impeachment threat after Iran war gets blame for GOP midterm slaughter
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth faces a bipartisan impeachment threat as House Republicans say a privileged resolution could pass when Congress returns.
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DOJ civil rights chief Harmeet Dhillon resigns, says White House asked her to wait until after midterms
Harmeet Dhillon resigned Thursday as the Department of Justice's assistant attorney general for civil rights, sources told Fox News.
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Where things stand in the Mississippi Senate race
It’s two days since Election Day, and some races are still uncalled. What is the latest in the Mississippi and Alaska Senate races? Where do final votes still need to be tallied? Will Democrats expand their majority? Plus, an analysis of the key Senate and House midterm results, including some of the biggest surprises. Join…
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House conservative emerges with 2028 presidential pick after GOP's midterm massacre: 'I am all in'
A House Freedom Caucus original member says he's backing Marco Rubio for 2028, urging the GOP to shift immigration messaging after midterm losses.
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Carville declares DeSantis ‘Republican winner’ after midterms
Democratic strategist James Carville suggested Wednesday that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) was the 2026 midterms’ “Republican winner” after Democrats made sweeping gains across the country and reclaimed both chambers of Congress. Carville, political adviser Mark McKinnon and Gen Z for Change founder Aidan Kohn-Murphy were talking about the potential for a post-President Trump GOP…
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