Democrats win big in 2026 midterms: Senate, House, and governor races flip

Democrats won control of both the US Senate and House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections, dealing a major defeat to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Republicans lost seven Senate seats, 25 House districts, and five governor races. Democrats flipped several long-held Republican strongholds, including Senate seats in Texas, Kansas, and North Carolina, with significant swings toward the party in urban and younger-voting counties. The losses mark the worst Republican Senate performance since 1994. While all recent presidents have lost congressional chambers in midterms, the scale of this defeat surpassed recent precedent, with Democrats gaining a double-digit House majority and a larger-than-expected Senate majority.