# Blue wave nearly swallowed some of America’s reddest states as election data exposes GOP’s close calls

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/blue-wave-nearly-swallowed-some-of-americas-reddest-states-as-election-data-exposes-gops-close-calls/
- Published: 2026-11-05T13:59:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T16:10:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/blue-wave-nearly-swallowed-some-americas-reddest-states-election-data-exposes-gops-close-calls
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Democrats came close to flipping several reliably Republican states.
- GOP candidates often won narrowly despite substantial spending advantages.
- The results have sparked a Republican blame game ahead of 2028.

## Summary

Democrats made unexpectedly strong gains in the 2026 midterms, bringing several traditionally Republican states close to flipping despite large GOP spending advantages. The narrow results point to a sharp weakening of Republican margins in some long-time strongholds and have fuelled internal party recriminations.

In Tennessee, Republican Marsha Blackburn beat Democrat Jerri Green by under three percentage points after spending nearly $13 million, compared with Green’s just over $2 million; Trump had carried the state by almost 30 points in 2024. Republican Julia Letlow won Louisiana’s Senate race by just under two points after her side spent about $9.4 million against Democrats’ roughly $3.89 million. Florida’s Republicans also won by less than two points despite spending about five times more, while Mississippi’s Senate race remained undecided, with dozens of votes separating Cindy Hyde-Smith and Scott Colom.

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