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U S Midterm Elections 2026
Senate
50 seats midpoint
Democrats. 41 seats.
Republicans. 31 seats.
7 out of 35 seats counted
House
218 seats to win
Democrats. 21 seats.
Republicans. 11 seats.
32 out of 435 seats counted
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Democrat Jon Ossoff projected to hold key Georgia Senate seat in first major midterms result

Votes are being counted in key battleground states that will decide who controls Congress, including South Carolina and Ohio.

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