# Democrats lead by 96 seats as 25 House races remain undecided

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/us-midterm-elections-2026-live-democrats-exceed-250-house-seats-as-blue-wave-sweeping-congress-grows/
- Published: 2026-11-06T10:25:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T10:49:05+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/06/us-midterm-elections-2026-democrats-blue-wave-congress-latest-news-updates
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Democrats lead the House by 96 seats.
- Twenty-five House races remain undecided.
- The Nasdaq fell 5.5% amid AI regulation concerns.

## Summary

Democrats flipped eight more House seats and hold a 96-seat lead over Republicans, with 25 races still undecided. The results mark a major shift in Congress and leave Democrats poised to use their new majority to scrutinise executive agencies, including the Justice Department.

The current House tally is 253 Democrats to 157 Republicans; Republicans retained two western seats, in Utah and Washington. Two Senate races, in Mississippi and Alaska, also remain uncalled. Elsewhere, Democrat Nithya Raman narrowly won the Los Angeles mayoral race, Justice Department civil rights chief Harmeet Dhillon resigned, and the Nasdaq fell 5.5% on Thursday amid concerns about tougher AI regulation.

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