WASHINGTON / ConSynSer / – Democrats seized control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives in Tuesday’s midterm elections, scoring sweeping victories in Republican strongholds, the Emirates News Agency reported. Democrats flipped more than two dozen Republican-held House seats to secure a majority, according to CBS News. In the Senate, Democrats have won enough races to control at least 54 seats when the new Congress convenes in January.
The House gains came across the country. In Michigan, Sean McCann defeated Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga in the 4th District, while Christina Hines won the 10th District and William Lawrence took the 7th. In California, Randy Villegas beat Rep. David Valadao in the 22nd District and Richard Pan defeated Rep. Kevin Kiley in the 6th. Marni von Wilpert also flipped California’s 48th District. In Iowa, Democrats won three of the state’s four House seats.
Democrats went into the election holding 214 House seats. CBS News projects the party will finish with between 251 and 268 seats once all races are counted. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the party would win at least 255. Republicans were on track to lose all of the districts they had tried to redraw in their favor, CBS reported, though Republican Jace Yarbrough flipped Texas’ 32nd District.
Senate wins in Texas and Kansas
In the Senate, Democrats won in states where the party had struggled for decades. James Talarico won in Texas, which last elected a Democratic senator in 1988, and Adam Hamilton won in Kansas for the party’s first Senate victory there in nearly a century. Democrats also flipped seats in Ohio, Iowa, North Carolina, South Carolina and Maine, as results showed on election night. Sherrod Brown returned to the Senate by defeating Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio.
The Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi remain uncalled. In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom holds a narrow lead over Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith with about 95% of the vote counted. In Alaska, Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola are locked in a tight race with a slow count. A win in either state would further widen the new Democratic majority. Voters had also delivered Democratic wins in key races in 2025.
Schumer vows to check Trump
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats would launch investigations and take President Donald Trump to court whenever Trump defies the will of the American people or the law. Schumer also vowed to entangle the president in “legislative razor wire.” Trump told CNBC that the White House and Democrats could work together on many more things than people understand. Schumer is expected to become majority leader when the new Senate convenes.
The defeat is already reshaping Republican leadership. House Speaker Mike Johnson announced plans to step aside rather than seek the minority leader post. Trump plans to stay out of the race for House Republican leader and praised Johnson as fantastic. Senate Republican Leader John Thune wrote on X that Republicans still have Trump in the White House. The new Congress takes office in January, and Democrats will chair every House and Senate committee.