Democrats Win Control of the Senate and the House, AP Calls
The party flipped Senate seats in North Carolina, Maine, Texas, Ohio, Kansas, Iowa and South Carolina and won a House majority. A few races remain uncalled, and the new Congress takes office in January.
Democrats won majorities in both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's midterm elections, according to the Associated Press, which called the Senate for the party shortly before midnight Eastern time and later called the House majority, Time reports. Republicans had held the Senate 53 to 47 and the House 220 to 213 going into the election. As of 8 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday, Democrats had won 54 Senate seats and Republicans 44, with two close races still uncalled, according to Yahoo News's tally.
In Senate races called by the AP, Roy Cooper won North Carolina's open seat over Republican Michael Whatley; Troy Jackson defeated Sen. Susan Collins in Maine; James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton in Texas; Sherrod Brown defeated Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio; Adam Hamilton defeated Sen. Roger Marshall in Kansas; Josh Turek defeated Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa; and Annie Andrews defeated Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina. Democrats also held seats in Georgia, where Sen. Jon Ossoff was reelected, and New Hampshire, where Chris Pappas defeated former Sen. John Sununu, PBS News and CNBC report. House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would not seek re-election as House Republican leader, Time reports.
The new Congress is sworn in on January 3, 2027; until then, the current Congress, with Republican majorities, remains in session, including for the December 11 government funding deadline. Results are unofficial until states certify them, and recounts are possible in close races. News Unc will update uncalled races as the AP calls them.
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