U.S. midterm elections 2026 LIVE: Donald Trump congratulates Democrats on victory, says Iran war played role

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.” China said on Wednesday (November 4) it was “willing to continue working” with the United States following midterm elections that saw President Donald Trump’s Republicans lose control of both chambers of Congress.

“The midterm elections are an internal affair of the United States. China is willing to continue working with the U.S. to uphold and implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, strengthen communication, properly manage differences, expand cooperation, and build a constructive, strategically stable China-U.S.

relationship based on the principles of respect, fairness, and reciprocity,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a regular briefing. Elon Musk, who spent record sums on Republicans, joked about the party’s midterm election defeat to Democrats on Wednesday (November 4).

“Guess my election-interfering space lasers didn’t work this time,” Mr. Musk, who contributed nearly half a billion dollars to Republican political efforts, said on X. Democrats have won control of the U.S. House in addition to the U.S.

Senate, delivering a shockingly decisive rebuke of Republican governance in Washington and ushering in a new era of congressional resistance to President Donald Trump. The midterm elections channeled voters’ deep frustrations over high prices, the Iran war and concerns over government corruption.

Democrats routed their rivals across the map, from Texas to Iowa to New Hampshire, including states Mr. Trump won by double digits just two years ago. Democratic control will profoundly reshape Mr. Trump’s final two years in office and likely hamstring his agenda.

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed said early on Wednesday (November 4, 2026) that he had won a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan over former Republican lawmaker Mike Rogers, which would make him the first Muslim elected to the upper chamber of Congress.

“Michigan, we did it!” Mr. El-Sayed said in a speech at his election headquarters in Detroit. “I am so proud and honoured to stand here as your senator-elect from the great state of Michigan.” Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate seat, becoming first Muslim in the U.S.

Senate and pledging healthcare reform and overturning money in politics. Total turnout numbers were not in yet, but Americans cast more than 61.7 million votes even before election day, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab.

Total spending for the 2026 midterms soared to a record $11.9 billion, substantially higher than the $8.9 billion racked up in 2022, according to OpenSecrets, a non-partisan authority on spending in U.S. politics. Ninety-four years ago was the last time Kansas sent a Democrat to the U.S.

Senate. But on Tuesday (November 3) night, Adam Hamilton unseated Republican incumbent Roger Marshall. Texas also went blue for the first time in decades, with Mr. Talarico scoring a massive upset to flip a Senate seat in the Lone Star State for the first since 1988 -- the year before Mr.

Talarico was born.