Voters handed control of both chambers of Congress to the Democrats in the November 3, 2026, midterm elections, upending the political standing of President Donald Trump and dealing a harsh setback to a Republican Party that held a massive financial advantage.
Democrats secured at least 250 House seats to clear the 218-seat threshold for a majority, according to an MS NOW estimate. Simultaneously, the Associated Press projected that Democrats flipped enough Republican-held Senate seats in red territory to reach the 51 seats required for outright control of the upper chamber.
Republican Cash Fails to Win Congress
The Republican Party went into the midterms backed by a formidable war chest, with the Republican National Committee, its related congressional committees, and corresponding super PACs raising more than $2.2 billion according to Livemint. That figure outpaced the $1.3 billion raised by the Democratic National Committee and its affiliated groups.
On individual races, however, Democratic candidates brought in more than $2.3 billion compared with about $1.6 billion for their GOP counterparts.
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The spending failed to shield Republican candidates from an electorate frustrated by high prices at the supermarket, voter dissatisfaction, and the lowest presidential approval rating before a midterm election in 80 years, The Age reported. The outcome broke a pattern lasting more than four decades in which the top fundraiser won 92 per cent of the time.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk poured roughly $224 million into Republican efforts according to CNBC, including about $212 million directed toward Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s unsuccessful Senate bid and another $12.3 million to Texas political groups as reported by CNBC.
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As returns showed a sweeping Democratic advantage, Musk posted on his social media site X: Guess my election-interfering space lasers didn’t work this time,
CNBC reported.
Voters Flip Traditional Strongholds
The Democratic sweep stretched across traditional Republican strongholds. The Guardian noted that Democrats grabbed formerly Republican Senate seats in South Carolina, Texas, Kansas, Ohio, and Iowa—all states that Trump won in 2024 with significant margins.
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In Ohio, former Sen. Sherrod Brown returned to the Senate by defeating Sen. Jon Husted in a comeback bid the AP projected, overcoming the heavy opposition spending by the crypto industry that ousted him in 2024.
In the House, Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur defeated Republican challenger Derek Merrin to dash Republican hopes of flipping her seat according to the AP. Indiana saw an upset in the 5th Congressional District, where J.D. Ford unseated incumbent Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz the AP projected. In Virginia, Democrat Elaine Luria won back the 2nd Congressional District seat she lost in 2022 to Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans the AP projected.
Johnny Garcia, a Bexar County deputy sheriff, is projected by the AP to defeat Republican Carlos De La Cruz in Texas’ 35th congressional district, securing a seat that the GOP had targeted as a pick-up opportunity during its mid-decade redistricting effort. Katy Padilla Stout won the Texas seat formerly held by Gonzales, and Brian Poindexter defeated Max Miller in Ohio’s 7th congressional district, according to AP reports. Texas elected its first statewide Democratic officials in more than thirty years, including Senate candidate James Talarico and governor-to-be Gina Hinojosa.
Washington Reacts to Congressional Losses
President Trump told Fox News in a call that Democratic candidates did a good job,
adding that he could work with Democrats in Congress on immigration issues and did not plan to make changes to his, Cabinet CNBC reported.
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Trump also told The New York Times, I am absolutely willing to accept those results
according to the Times.
With both chambers under Democratic control, Trump faces congressional investigations and substantial hurdles to advancing his remaining legislative agenda during the final two years of his presidency, MS NOW reported.
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Earlier coverage: US Midterms: Democrats Aim to Reclaim Congress as Polls Close
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