Republicans suffered a historic US election defeat in the midterm elections on November 3, Democrats regained control of both houses of Congress. Since the end of World War II this has happened only three times - in 1946, 1994 and 2006. As of the morning of November 4, Democrats won at least seven seats in the Senate and 25 in the House of Representatives. The counting of votes continues. The scale of the Republican defeat is especially clear in a few states: Kansas. Democrat Adam Hamilton defeated incumbent Republican Senator Roger Marshall. For the first time since 1932, Kansas elected a Democrat to the US Senate. The Republican streak lasted 94 years. Texas. Two historic victories at once. James Tallarico became the first Democratic senator elected from Texas since 1988. At the same time, Gina Hinojosa defeated incumbent Governor Greg Abbott. This is the first victory for a Democrat in a Texas office election since 1990. Hinojosa will also become the first Latina governor in the state's history. South Carolina. Democrat Annie Andrews defeated Republican Darlene Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham. The last time the state elected a Democrat to the Senate was 1998. Trump won the 2024 presidential election by almost 18 percent. Ohio is the home state of Vice President J. Dee Vance. Democrat Sherrod Brown defeated Republican John Husted, appointed to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vance. In fact, the Democrats took the former Senate seat of the Vice President himself. At the same time, Democrat Amy Acton defeated Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy in the gubernatorial election. Trump won Ohio by 11 percentage points in 2024. Iowa. Democrat Josh Turk won the Senate election, and Rob Sand became the first Democratic governor in two decades. Two years ago Trump won here by 13 points. Georgia.

Republicans suffered a historic US election defeat in the midterm elections on November 3, Democrats regained control of both houses of Congress. Since the end of World War II this has happened only three times - in 1946, 1994 and 2006. As of the morning of November 4, Democrats won at least seven seats in the Senate and 25 in the House of Representatives. The counting of votes continues. The scale of the Republican defeat is especially clear in a few states: Kansas. Democrat Adam Hamilton defeated incumbent Republican Senator Roger Marshall. For the first time since 1932, Kansas elected a Democrat to the US Senate. The Republican streak lasted 94 years. Texas. Two historic victories at once. James Tallarico became the first Democratic senator elected from Texas since 1988. At the same time, Gina Hinojosa defeated incumbent Governor Greg Abbott. This is the first victory for a Democrat in a Texas office election since 1990. Hinojosa will also become the first Latina governor in the state's history. South Carolina. Democrat Annie Andrews defeated Republican Darlene Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham. The last time the state elected a Democrat to the Senate was 1998. Trump won the 2024 presidential election by almost 18 percent. Ohio is the home state of Vice President J. Dee Vance. Democrat Sherrod Brown defeated Republican John Husted, appointed to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vance. In fact, the Democrats took the former Senate seat of the Vice President himself. At the same time, Democrat Amy Acton defeated Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy in the gubernatorial election. Trump won Ohio by 11 percentage points in 2024. Iowa. Democrat Josh Turk won the Senate election, and Rob Sand became the first Democratic governor in two decades. Two years ago Trump won here by 13 points. Georgia.