Democrats win Senate control in rebuke to Trump across Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina

Democrats won control of the US Senate in Tuesday's 2026 midterm elections, a widespread repudiation of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party that reached into their most loyal territory. Democrats are also on the brink of taking the House. Six Senate seats and more than a half-dozen House seats flipped toward Democrats, including first-time Democratic Senate wins in Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina in decades. Democrats also flipped governorships in Georgia, Ohio, Iowa, and Texas, with voters blaming the Trump administration for high costs and wanting more checks on his power. Democratic control of the Senate will reshape Trump's final two years, likely hamstringing his agenda and his hopes for a conservative Supreme Court shift. Trump said he would accept the results and work with Democrats, while Republican officials blamed him for the losses, particularly in states he carried easily in 2024.