# US midterms: Democrats gain control of House and Senate from Republicans

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/us-midterms-democrats-gain-control-of-house-and-senate-from-republicans/
- Published: 2026-11-04T07:01:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T04:07:18+00:00
- Original publisher: DW (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/us-midterms-democrats-gain-control-of-house-and-senate-from-republicans/live-79829440?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Politics, Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress.
- Two Senate races remained undecided.
- Trump said Iran war fuel costs affected the result.

## Summary

Democrats won control of both the House and Senate in the 2026 US midterm elections, delivering a major defeat to President Donald Trump’s Republicans. The result gives Democrats greater power to shape legislation and scrutinise the administration, while leaving two Senate contests unresolved.

Economic concerns, including high fuel prices linked to the Iran war, tariffs, national debt and data centre expansion, featured in the Republican defeat. Trump acknowledged the war had affected the result but stood by his decision to continue it and backed Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom led by fewer than 1,200 votes with 96% counted; in Alaska, Mary Peltola led by 637 votes with 75% counted.

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