# Winners and losers of the 2026 elections

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/winners-and-losers-of-the-2026-elections/
- Published: 2026-11-04T19:11:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T19:39:41+00:00
- Original publisher: Washington Examiner (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4792148/winners-and-losers-2026-elections/
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics

## Key points

- Democrats won both chambers of Congress.
- Three Senate victories broke historic ground.
- Vivek Ramaswamy lost Ohio’s governor’s race.

## Summary

Newly added coverage identifies Annie Andrews, Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico among the Democrats’ biggest winners in the 2026 midterms, while Trump allies including Vivek Ramaswamy suffered setbacks. Their victories helped Democrats take control of both chambers of Congress, marking a major reversal in states and races Republicans had expected to hold.

Andrews flipped a South Carolina Senate seat, becoming the state’s first elected female senator and its first Democratic senator since 1998. El-Sayed became the first Muslim elected to the Senate after winning in Michigan, while Talarico’s Texas victory turned a state Trump had carried by double digits in 2024. Ramaswamy lost Ohio’s governorship to Amy Acton; a widely condemned attack advert, which his campaign spent about $1 million to keep running, dominated the final month of the race.

## Coverage

- [Washington Examiner: Winners and losers of the 2026 elections](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4792148/winners-and-losers-2026-elections/)
- [Al Jazeera: The biggest winners and losers of the 2026 US midterms](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/4/the-biggest-winners-and-losers-of-the-2026-us-midterms?traffic_source=rss)

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