# Biden congratulates Democratic election winners by phone from Wilmington

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/biden-spends-the-day-congratulating-democrats-over-phone-after-remaining-suspiciously-absent-on-campaign-trail/
- Published: 2026-11-05T06:32:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T06:47:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/us-politics/article-16267029/Biden-congratulating-Democrats-phone.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Government, Health, Medicine, Politics, World

## Key points

- Biden congratulated Democratic winners by phone on election night.
- He stayed off the campaign trail while undergoing cancer treatment.
- Democrats flipped six Senate seats and at least a dozen House districts.

## Summary

Joe Biden spent election night at home in Wilmington, Delaware, and called several Democratic candidates to congratulate them on their victories. He had stayed off the campaign trail during the midterm elections, as he continues to receive treatment for prostate cancer.

The article says Biden spoke with Georgia Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms and other Democratic winners, including Josh Shapiro, Amy Acton, Aaron Ford, Juliana Stratton and Paige Cognetti. It reports that Democrats won both chambers of Congress, flipping six Senate seats and at least a dozen Republican-held House districts; Barack Obama campaigned for candidates in several key races.

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