# Democrats Win House, Poised to Take Senate

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/democrats-win-house-poised-to-take-senate/
- Published: 2026-11-04T03:23:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T06:12:55+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/politics/news/midterm-election-results-democrats-win-house-senate-1236938473/
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics

## Key points

- Democrats won control of the House and Senate.
- James Talarico was projected to flip Texas’s Senate seat.
- The Texas race drew an estimated $573.2 million in political ads.

## Summary

Democrats won control of both chambers of the US Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, in results described as a backlash against President Donald Trump. The shift gives them a majority in the Senate and puts House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in line to become Speaker.

CNN projected Democrats had secured at least 51 Senate seats, while several networks called the House for the party; the Associated Press had not called either contest at the time of publication. In Texas, Democrat James Talarico was projected to defeat Ken Paxton in a Senate race with an estimated $573.2 million spent on political advertising. Other Democratic Senate victories included races in North Carolina, South Carolina, Kansas, Ohio, Iowa and Maine, while Michigan remained too close to call. The article linked the gains to Trump’s low approval ratings amid rising fuel and grocery costs and an unpopular war with Iran.

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