Democrats win House and Senate control in US midterm elections
Democratic victories in several states have ended Republican control of both chambers of Congress halfway through Donald Trump's second term.
Democrats have secured a majority in the Senate and regained control of the House of Representatives, according to BBC News. The election results include major Senate victories in states that have been reliably Republican for decades, including Kansas, where a Democrat had not won a Senate seat in almost a century.
In the Senate, Democrats flipped at least six seats. Adam Hamilton won the Kansas Senate seat, while James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton. In Maine, Republican Susan Collins conceded to Democrat Troy Jackson.
Other Senate wins included Josh Turek in Iowa, Sherrod Brown in Ohio, and Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan.
The Democrats are projected to win at least 239 House seats, while Republicans are projected to win at least 161. This gives the Democrats their first House majority since 2022. The party also won governor's races and control of legislatures in several states, including Texas, where Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa ousted incumbent Republican Greg Abbott.
President Donald Trump said to CBS that he would pledge to strike deals with congressional Democrats to avoid rejecting legislation. However, he later posted a picture of a red baseball hat with the word 'veto' on Truth Social. Trump also stated that if his name had been on the ballot, Republicans would have won a decisive victory.
The Democratic victories were supported by high turnout, particularly among black voters in the south and Hispanic voters in Florida. In Florida, Republican Senator Ashley Moody and congressman Byron Donalds won their respective races, even as the state appears to tilt to the right.
