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Massive blue wave hands Congress to Democrats

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  • Troy Jackson defeated Susan Collins in Maine.

    2× corroboratedcred 7.8[1][2]2026-11-04

  • Melat Kiros will be the first Gen Z woman to serve in Congress.

    cred 7.8[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats have taken control of Congress with 54 Senate seats and 231 House seats.

    cred 7.8[1]2026-11-04

  • Alaska and Mississippi are yet to be decided.

    cred 7.8[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats flipped at least seven state Senate seats and secured other victories.

    cred 7.8[1]2026-11-04

  • Dr. Abdul El-Sayed became the first Muslim Senator in the U.S.

    cred 7.8[1]2026-11-04

  • Peggy Flanagan became the first Native American woman to win a Senate seat.

    cred 7.8[1]2026-11-04

  • Rev. Adam Hamilton became the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in Kansas since 1932.

    cred 7.8[1]2026-11-04

  • Chris Pappas became the first openly gay man elected to the Senate.

    cred 7.8[1]2026-11-04

  • James Talarico became Texas’ first Democrat Senator since 1988.

    cred 7.8[1]2026-11-04

  • Josh Turek flipped Iowa’s Republican-held seat.

    cred 7.8[1]2026-11-04

  • Sherrod Brown ousted Jon Husted from Ohio’s seat.

    cred 7.8[1]2026-11-04

  • North and South Carolina flipped blue.

    cred 7.8[1]2026-11-04

  • Nancy Lacore is projected to win South Carolina’s traditionally Republican district.

    cred 7.8[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats gained a decisive majority in the House.

    cred 7.8[1]2026-11-04

  • Amy Acton defeated Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio's governor's race.

    cred 7.5[1]2026-11-04

  • Peggy Flanagan became the first Indigenous woman elected to the Senate.

    cred 7.5[1]2026-11-04

  • Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black woman governor.

    cred 7.5[1]2026-11-04

  • Xavier Becerra became California's governor.

    cred 7.5[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats regained control of the House and Senate in the 2026 midterms.

    cred 7.5[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats won at least seven Senate seats, including Texas, Maine, Ohio, South Carolina, North Carolina, Iowa, and Kansas.

    cred 7.5[1]2026-11-04

  • Texas Democrats won U.S. Senate, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and railroad commissioner races.

    cred 7.5[1]2026-11-04

  • Gina Hinojosa became Texas's first Latina governor.

    cred 7.5[1]2026-11-04

  • Dr. Abdul El-Sayed became the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate.

    cred 7.5[1]2026-11-04

  • Annie Andrews defeated Darline Graham in South Carolina.

    cred 7.5[1]2026-11-04

  • Scott Colom led Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's Senate race.

    cred 7.5[1]2026-11-04

  • Troy Jackson unseated Susan Collins in Maine.

    cred 7.5[1]2026-11-04

  • Chris Pappas became the first openly gay senator.

    cred 7.5[1]2026-11-04

  • Adam Hamilton became the first Kansas Democrat elected to the Senate since 1932.

    cred 7.5[1]2026-11-04

  • Deb Haaland became the first Native American woman governor.

    cred 7.5[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats flipped the House and Senate, winning majorities in both chambers by significant margins.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats also won five governorships: Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Iowa, and Nevada.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • House Speaker Mike Johnson conceded the House majority.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune posted on X about opposing 'far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party'.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • President Trump posted on Truth Social claiming he would have won in a landslide if he were on the ballot.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats gained 366 state legislature seats from Republicans.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the election a 'change election'.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called it a 'generational remake of the Senate map'.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats won control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in the 2024 midterms.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Vice President JD Vance blamed the Iran war for Republican losses.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • President Donald Trump acknowledged the war's role in losses but defended his policies.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • U.S. stocks rose sharply after Democrats regained control of Congress.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrat Abdul el-Sayed became the first Muslim elected to the Senate.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson called the results an internal U.S. affair.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats won key Senate seats in North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Kansas, and Iowa.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Trump claimed he would have won if he had been on the ballot.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrat Troy Jackson defeated Susan Collins in Maine.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrat Sherrod Brown won Ohio's Senate seat.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrat James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton in Texas.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrat Annie Andrews unseated Darline Graham in South Carolina.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrat Jon Ossoff won reelection in Georgia.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrat Mark Warner won reelection in Virginia.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats captured control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the 2026 US midterm elections.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats secured at least seven Republican-held Senate seats, projected to have 54 seats against 44 for Republicans.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats crossed the 218-seat threshold in the House of Representatives.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is poised to become Speaker of the House.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats flipped over 30 Republican-held House districts, including Indiana's 5th Congressional District.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats flipped at least seven Senate seats, including Texas, Kansas, Iowa, Ohio, Maine, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • The AP Voter Poll found voters were concerned about high costs and wanted Congress to exercise greater oversight of the president.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • The CBS News exit polling found most voters believed the US made the wrong decision in taking military action against Iran.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats won four gubernatorial races, including Georgia, Ohio, Iowa, and Texas.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Indian-American candidates won several key races, including Pia Dandiya in Florida and Suhas Subramanyam in Virginia.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats won Senate and House in historic landslide, upending Trump’s second term and GOP agenda.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Trump said he would launch Iran war again despite election losses.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Abdul El-Sayed became first Muslim senator, defeating Mike Rogers.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa won Texas governor and Senate races.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Annie Andrews won South Carolina Senate race, first Democrat since 1998.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown won Ohio.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Adam Hamilton won Kansas Senate race, first Democrat since 1993.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democratic socialists advanced in House, including Darializa Avila Chevalier, Brad Lander, and Claire Valdez.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Mississippi Senate race too close to call.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • William Lawrence won Michigan congressional race.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • David Morales won Providence mayoral race, city voted to divest from Israel.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrats won several gubernatorial races in Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, New Mexico.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Iran’s Ghalibaf said Americans voted 'NO TO WAR'; Trump said he would launch Iran war again.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Trump said U.S. was 'locked and loaded' for Iran strikes but had no immediate plans.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Iran claims four oil tankers destroyed by mines in Hormuz, U.S. MQ-9 drone shot down.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • In the Senate, Democrats have won every battleground race, including South Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, Kansas, North Carolina, Ohio, Iowa, and Maine.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • In the House, Democrats will have their largest majority since 2011, flipping 32 seats.

    cred 7.2[1]2026-11-04

  • Democrat Annie Andrews won a close race against Republican Darline Graham in South Carolina.

    cred 6.8[1]2026-11-04

Quotes

  • “We seem to be getting everything we want.”— Donald Trump [1][2]
  • “I wasnât on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!”— Donald Trump [1][2]
  • “Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message”— Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf [1]
  • “I think a part of it was Iran”— Trump [1]
  • “They try to call you hateful if you believe that Palestinian kids should get to grow up in the land of their forefathers without being murdered by our tax dollars.”— Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed [1]
  • “Tonight, Texas, we answered. And we did not whisper. We answered loud enough for every billionaire, every lobbyist and every corrupt politician in Austin to hear.”— Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa [1]
  • “We went up against more than $300 million, more than any Senate campaign in American history.”— Rep.-elect James Talarico [1]
  • “We've had the greatest two years in the history of the presidency”— President Donald Trump [1]
  • “This is a change election. And we understand as House Democrats we need to deliver dramatic change.”— Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) [1]
  • “There is now a generational remake of the Senate map that is going to change America now and on into the future.”— Chuck Schumer (D-NY) [1]
  • “The Iran thing we had to do, and we continue to do it”— President Donald Trump [1]
  • “The reason we lost is the war”— Vice President JD Vance [1]
  • “They win”— Donald Trump [1]
  • “The US had made the wrong decision in taking military action against Iran”— CBS News exit polling [1]
  • “Conscience or the cost of living, Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message.”— Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf [1]
  • “I did the right thing. I would have done it again.”— Donald Trump [1]
  • “In the end, it was a tough year to run as a Republican – even in a traditionally Republican state – when the party’s president is unpopular and people are worried about their finances.”— Fox News Voter Poll [1]
  • “The much-touted 'blue wave' came to fruition as Democrats won a stunning run of victories in both red and blue states.”— Fox News Voter Poll [1]
  • “The economy was by far the top issue in the state, with more than four in 10 putting it in the top spot.”— Fox News Voter Poll [1]
  • “Democrats of all stripes declared victory on Tuesday night: moderates, progressives, populists, Democratic socialists. And they won up and down the ballot. These victories will provide avenues for Democrats to hold Trump accountable and act as a functioning branch of government, something voters have said they’ve been missing in Trump 2.0.”— Rachel Leingang [1]