# Key US Senate results: Democrats wrest North and South Carolina from the Republicans

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/key-us-senate-results-democrats-wrest-north-and-south-carolina-from-the-republicans/
- Published: 2026-11-04T03:52:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T06:07:24+00:00
- Original publisher: France 24 (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261104-key-us-senate-results-democrats-wrest-north-and-south-carolina-from-the-republicans
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Democrats made major Senate gains in Republican-leaning states.
- Roy Cooper won North Carolina and Annie Andrews flipped South Carolina.
- James Talarico and Sherrod Brown also won Senate races.

## Summary

Democrats won Senate races in several states that Republicans had been expected to hold, including North and South Carolina, Texas and Ohio. The surprise gains put Democrats on course for a wide Senate majority, after Republicans entered the midterms with a 53–47 advantage, and marked a setback for President Donald Trump.

In North Carolina, former governor Roy Cooper defeated Trump-backed Michael Whatley, campaigning on the cost of food and energy. In South Carolina, paediatrician Annie Andrews narrowly beat Darline Graham, becoming the first Democrat to win a Senate seat there since 1998. Texas Democrat James Talarico defeated Attorney General Ken Paxton, while former senator Sherrod Brown won a close Ohio race; the article also reports Democratic victories in Kansas and Iowa.

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