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U S Midterm Elections 2026

Senate

50 seats midpoint
Democrats. 51 seats. 6 seats gained.
Republicans. 39 seats. 6 seats lost.
25 out of 35 seats counted

Democrats projected to win House

218 seats to win
Democrats. 157 seats. 7 seats gained.
Republicans. 98 seats. 7 seats lost.
255 out of 435 seats counted
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 Supporters celebrate after a media outlet projected that the Democrats will control the US House
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Democrats projected to win Senate and take control of US Congress after victories in Republican strongholds

In his first comments of the night, Donald Trump writes on social media: "I wasn't on the ballot and if I was, we would have won in a landslide!"

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