Politics · United States · 15 mins ago
Democrats win control of Congress in 2026 midterm elections
Democrats won control of the US Congress in the November 3 midterm elections, halfway through President Donald Trump’s second term.
Voters across the country chose all 435 members of the House of Representatives and 35 of the Senate’s 100 seats.
Before the election, Republicans controlled both chambers, with 219 House seats to the Democrats’ 214 and 53 Senate seats to the Democrats’ 45, alongside two independents who sit with Democrats.
The outcome opens a new era of congressional resistance to Trump and gives Democrats control of the legislative branch.
Voters in 36 states also chose governors, though the results given here do not say who won those races.
Some close contests may take several days to settle, and the results will be updated as winners are confirmed.
Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections, according to the sources.
They secured at least 53 Senate seats after flipping at least seven seats, while many races were still being decided.
In the House, Middle East Eye reported Democrats had won 220 seats, above the 218 needed for control.
The results were widely described as a rebuke of President Donald Trump and his agenda.
Trump said he was not on the ballot and claimed Republicans would have won by a landslide if he had been.
- Who
- Democratic candidates won control of the House and Senate from Republicans.
- What
- Democrats took control of Congress in the midterm elections.
- When
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026; results were reported early Wednesday.
- Where
- United States.
- Why
- The result was described as a rebuke of President Donald Trump and his agenda. Trump said the Iran war was partly to blame.
Democrats
Republicans
Election result
Democrats
Democrats won control of both chambers, gaining at least seven Senate seats and 25 House seats.
Republicans
Republicans lost control of both chambers, according to the reported results.
Meaning of result
Democrats
Democrats described the outcome as a patriotic moment and a chance to deliver change.
Republicans
Trump distanced himself from Republican candidates and said Republicans would have won by a landslide if he had been on the ballot.
American voters went to the polls to elect all House members and one-third of the Senate.
Democrats were reported to have won control of the Senate, with at least 53 seats.
Middle East Eye reported Democrats had secured 220 House seats and were on track for a comfortable majority.
- Senate seats
- Democrats secured 53, according to post-voting projections reported by Premium Times.
- Senate seats flipped
- Democrats picked up at least seven.
- House seats
- Democrats secured 220, according to Middle East Eye.
- House control threshold
- 218 seats.
- Senate seats contested
- 35 of 100.
- Election spending
- $11.6 billion, according to Ad Impact.
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What people are saying
I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
Iran was a piece of it
This is not a partisan moment. This is a patriotic one. This is not a blue moment or a red moment. It’s a red, white and blue moment because America has won tonight.
Conscience or the cost of living, Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message