Senate Election Results: Democrats Pull Off Wave of Historic Victories

Newsweek · Dan Gooding, Steven Frank, Anna Skinner, Leonardo Feldman, Alex J. Rouhandeh, Daniel Orton · 2026-11-04 00:03 UTC

The Democratic Party flipped seven seats Tuesday night, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer promising relief for Americans.

Control of the U.S. Senate was handed to the Democratic Party Tuesday night, as the party flipped key seats in Texas, Kansas, North Carolina and South Carolina, allowing the party to secure control of both chambers of Congress in one of the most closely watched midterm elections in years.

Democrats secured victories in key races, including in the key battleground state of Georgia, where Jon Ossoff won reelection over President Donald Trump's pick, Republican Mike Collins, and in Texas, where state representative James Talarico flipped the seat blue, beating current state Attorney General Ken Paxton.

In South Carolina, Republican Darline Graham was defeated by Democrat Annie Andrews, becoming the first woman to be officially elected to statewide office in the state and adding to the list of seven seats flipped by the party.

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