Democrats Win Control of Congress in 2026 Midterms

Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, making substantial gains in House races and securing at least 54 Senate seats, according to preliminary results and projections. Several contests remained unresolved on November 5, leaving the final margins unsettled. CBS projected Democrats would hold 251 to 268 House seats as votes continued to be counted in key races. The projection followed Democratic victories in more than two dozen Republican-held districts, including seats that had been considered safely Republican. A separate count in an earlier results report showed Democrats with 233 seats and 64 House races uncalled, reflecting a different point in the count. In the Senate, Democrats had won at least 54 seats, while Alaska and Mississippi remained tossups. The unresolved races could affect the party’s final majority. Alaska’s count includes ranked-choice tabulation, and Mississippi still had absentee and affidavit ballots outstanding, according to election reporting. The results also undercut Republican efforts to gain House seats through mid-decade redistricting. Democrats won or were leading in 12 of the 15 districts Republicans had...