# From Texas to Kansas, 6 stunning midterm results that upended the political map

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/from-texas-to-kansas-6-stunning-midterm-results-that-upended-the-political-map/
- Published: 2026-11-04T12:43:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T14:10:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/from-texas-kansas-6-stunning-midterm-results-upended-political-map
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Democrats won control of the House and Senate.
- Troy Jackson defeated Susan Collins in Maine.
- Gina Hinojosa unseated Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

## Summary

The 2026 midterms have reshaped US politics: Democrats have taken control of both chambers of Congress, while several high-profile Republicans lost races in traditionally competitive or Republican-leaning states. The results are presented as a rebuke of President Donald Trump and mark a major shift in the political map.

Among the reported surprises, Maine Democrat Troy Jackson defeated long-serving Senator Susan Collins, and Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed became the first Muslim elected to the Senate. Texas Governor Greg Abbott also lost to Democrat Gina Hinojosa after more than a decade in office. The article says Democrats had won 54 Senate seats, flipping seven, and 228 House seats, flipping 25; the supplied text ends during its account of Abbott’s campaign.

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