US midterm elections: Democrats win majority in Senate

US midterm elections Democrats win majority in Senate As of: November 4th, 2026 • 7:10 a.m

In the midterms, the Democrats secured a slim majority in the Senate. They were able to conquer several states that had long been in Republican hands.

It is a serious defeat for US President Donald Trump's party: the opposition Democrats won the majority in the Senate in the midterm elections.

This emerges from partial results and calculations by the AP news agency and other US media. The Democrats took several seats from the Republicans - including in Texas, Kansas, Iowa, North Carolina and South Carolina.

In Texas, James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton and won a Senate seat for his party in the state for the first time in more than 30 years.

In Ohio, Democrat Sherrod Brown won against Republican Jon Husted. In Iowa, Josh Turek defeated Republican Ashley Hinson. In South Carolina, Democrat Annie Andrews won. Democrat Adam Hamilton won the Kansas state Senate seat that had been held by Republicans for more than 90 years.

The Democrats therefore have at least 53 of the 100 seats. This includes two independent senators who are allies of the Democrats.

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The loss of the Senate majority is a bitter defeat for Trump - politically and personally. He had repeatedly declared the midterm elections to be a vote on his policies. In an interview with the New York Times on election evening (local time), he announced that he would recognize the results.

But he now pushes some responsibility away. On his Truth Social platform, he wrote: "I was not on the ballot."