Democrats Projected to Take Both Chambers in Midterms

Democrats are projected to take control of the House of Representatives, and major networks have projected the party will also control the Senate, after the November 3, 2026, midterm elections. The House result has been called by the Associated Press after Democrats passed the 218 seats needed for a majority; the Senate outcome remains a projection, with two races uncalled as of November 4. The available results snapshot listed 228 Democratic House seats and 139 Republican seats, with 68 races still uncalled. Those figures are preliminary, not final totals. The snapshot also listed 54 Democratic-aligned Senate seats against 44 Republican seats, with Alaska and Mississippi uncalled. Republicans were leading in Alaska, while Mississippi was described as near a tie. The projected Senate shift followed Democratic gains in several Republican-held states. The races identified as Democratic flips included Texas, North Carolina, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, South Carolina and Maine. In Maine, Republican Sen. Susan Collins conceded. The snapshot also described Democratic candidates Abdul ElSayed in Michigan and Jon Ossoff in Georgia as holding their seats. Because remaining contests had not...