Democrats win U.S. Congress in midterm rout of U.S. President Donald Trump
The Opposition party also retained key Senate seats, while victory in Georgia’s Governor race added to mounting signs that Republicans face a difficult night
- ✓The Opposition party also retained key Senate seats, while victory in Georgia’s Governor race added to mounting signs that Republicans face a difficult night
- ✓Iowa had not elected a Democratic senator since 2008, again illustrating the scale of party’s inroads into Republican strongholds.
- ✓Republicans had held a 53-47 Senate majority.
- ✓Trump had carried comfortably in 2024, despite Republican attempts to shore up House seats by redrawing electoral boundaries.
Democrats won full control of the U.S. Congress in a sweeping midterm rout on Tuesday (November 3, 2026) with a landslide of upsets that delivered a crushing rebuke of President Donald Trump and his Republican Party. The victory handed Democrats both the House of Representatives and Senate, giving them power to block Mr.
Trump’s agenda and investigate alleged corruption for the last two years of his presidency. The vote reflected deep anger over living costs, tariffs and Mr. Trump’s war against Iran, which has sent fuel prices soaring and compounded dissatisfaction with an already deeply unpopular president.
Mr. Trump struck a conciliatory note despite his history of questioning election results, telling The New York Times: “I am absolutely willing to accept those results” and promising to “work with the Democrats.” But minutes later on social media the 80-year-old signaled how he intends to deal with Democratic attempts to pass laws, posting a picture of a red baseball cap emblazoned: “VETO.” Pia Dandiya, first-generation Indian-American, wins U.S.
House of Representatives from Florida Suhas Subramanyam re-elected as U.S. Congressman from Virginia U.S. midterm election results 2026: Full list of winners The Democrats’ decisive Senate breakthroughs came in Kansas and Iowa, the fifth and sixth Republican-held seats to fall in the extraordinary “blue wave” election night.
In Kansas, Methodist Minister Adam Hamilton defeated Republican incumbent Roger Marshall, becoming the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the reliably conservative state since 1932. Iowa had not elected a Democratic senator since 2008, again illustrating the scale of party’s inroads into Republican strongholds.
The upsets followed victories in Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina and Ohio, where voters rejected Republican candidates despite Trump’s intensive efforts to rally his supporters. Democrat James Talarico ousted a Trump-backed Senate candidate, while Gina Hinojosa unseated Republican governor Greg Abbott, ending decades of Republican control of the state’s top office.
Democrats also protected key Senate seats of their own, including Jon Ossoff’s in Georgia and an open seat in New Hampshire. Republicans had held a 53-47 Senate majority. The six-seat Democratic gain proved sufficient for networks to project a takeover despite some races remaining unresolved.
Democrats also captured the House after flipping Republican-held districts in states stretching from Pennsylvania and New Jersey to Kentucky, Arizona and North Carolina. Some victories came in territory Mr. Trump had carried comfortably in 2024, despite Republican attempts to shore up House seats by redrawing electoral boundaries.
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| Issuing Authority | The Hindu World & Diplomacy |
|---|---|
| Topic Category | WORLD |
| Jurisdiction | All India / National |
| Publication Date | 4 November 2026 |