Democrats sweep Republican strongholds, winning both chambers in historic Texas and Kansas races
A Democratic tsunami has swept Republican strongholds, delivering the party control of both chambers of Congress with historic victories in Texas and Kansas, delivering a decisive rebuke to Donald Trump. Trump disavowed his own campaign rhetoric after South Carolina fell, claiming he wasn't on the ballot. Democrats flipped the state with Annie Andrews defeating Darline Graham, while James Talarico became Texas's first Democratic senator in 38 years and Adam Hamilton won Kansas for the first time since before World War II. Early voting surged nearly 60 million ballots, with Texas up 41% and North Carolina up 29% from 2022, fueling Democratic wins in key Senate races including Jon Ossoff's re-election in Georgia and Roy Cooper's victory in North Carolina.