Democrats are projected to take full control of Congress in the 2026 US midterm elections after flipping dozens of Republican-held seats in the House and at least seven Senate contests.
The party is projected to hold 225 seats in the House of Representatives to the Republicans’ 137, with 73 races still to be called. Democrats overturned more than two dozen districts, including some that backed Republican president Donald Trump by double-digit margins in 2024.
In the Senate, Democrats are projected to have 54 seats against 44 for Republicans, with two contests outstanding. Their gains included Kansas, which has not elected a Democratic senator in nearly a century, as well as Iowa, Texas, Ohio, Maine, North Carolina and South Carolina.
The results give Democrats control of both chambers of Congress, subject to the remaining races being called.
Democrats also made gains in governors’ races, with Keisha Lance Bottoms winning in Georgia, Amy Acton in Ohio, Rob Sand in Iowa and Gina Hinojosa in Texas. Each victory flipped a governorship previously held by a Republican.
Democrats are projected to hold 26 state governorships to the Republicans’ 20, with four races still undecided. Republicans had entered the elections with 26 governorships, compared with 24 held by Democrats.
