Midterms 2026 election results and live updates: Democrats take control of Congress; Vance blames Republican losses on Iran war | As Democrats took a victory lap, President Trump distanced himself from a dismal GOP showing as the White House was left to reckon with a historic rout | Yahoo News Staff Updated Thu, November 5, 2026 at 1:21 AM - GMT+3

Democrats on Tuesday comprehensively routed their Republican rivals, regaining control of the U.S. House, U.S. Senate and statehouses across the country.

It was one of the most lopsided midterm performances in modern U.S. history.

Coming into the night, Republicans held 53 of the Senate's 100 seats; Democrats held 45. To wrest back control of the Senate, Democrats needed a net gain of at least four seats. As at 11:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, the Democrats had won 54 Senate seats to the GOP's 44 — and they could wind up winning as many as 56 once all the votes are counted in Alaska and Mississippi, where key races have yet to be called.

In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed defeated Mike Rogers in one of the most closely watched races. James Talarico beat Republican Ken Paxton in Texas, becoming the first Democrat to win a U.S. Senate seat in the Lone Star State since 1988.

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