Democrats win the US midterm elections and take control of Congress

Democrats take both chambers of Congress

The Democratic Party, according to preliminary results of the 2026 midterm elections, has won both the Senate and the House of Representatives, gaining control of Congress for the remainder of Donald Trump's presidential term. This is reported by BBC News , citing result projections. The victories came in states that Trump had won confidently in the presidential election two years ago.

Historic firsts in Texas, Kansas and Michigan

The most notable Democratic success was Texas: James Talarico won a US Senate seat, while Gina Hinojosa was elected governor of the state — becoming the first Latina in that post. For Democrats, these are the first statewide victories in Texas in almost two generations. In Kansas, Adam Hamilton narrowly won a Senate seat, becoming the state's first Democratic senator in nearly a century. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed became the first Muslim elected to the US Senate: he defeated Republican Mike Rogers, who at the last moment was backed by Haley Stevens, a fellow party member who had lost the primary to El-Sayed. The campaign in Michigan was one of the harshest: Trump called El-Sayed a

Republican losses and rare successes

The scale of the Republicans' losses is illustrated by the defeat of Susan Collins, who had represented Maine in the Senate for three decades: she was overtaken by Democrat Troy Jackson, a lumberjack who staked his campaign on his working-class roots. Collins, who had tried to distance herself from Trump, conceded defeat and called serving the state Byron Donalds, with Trump's backing, became the first Black governor of Florida, succeeding Ron DeSantis. In Georgia, by contrast, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won — the first Black governor and the first woman in that post; the state had not elected a Democratic governor in more than 20 years. Chris Pappas in New Hampshire became the first openly gay person elected to the Senate, and Melat Kiros in Colorado the first congresswoman from Generation Z (those born in 1997–2012).

Trump's reaction and what comes next

Over the course of the evening, Trump gave comments to several American media outlets in a conciliatory tone: he acknowledged that the Democrats, said he would accept the results and was ready to work with the opposition — but would keep his veto power over their legislation. He admitted that the US and Israel's war against Iran, which affected consumer prices, had influenced the vote, and blamed Iran for high gasoline prices. At the same time, he distanced himself from some Republican candidates, saying that the, but for now he retains his levers of power.

Image source, Reuters

Image source, Reuters

Image source, Reuters

Image source, Reuters