Midterms Map Shows Senate Before And After
Summary
The article reports that Democrats gained seven Senate seats in the 2026 midterms, shifting control of the chamber after two years of Republican control. It says Democrats won races in Maine, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas, while contests in Alaska and Mississippi remained too close to call.Key Facts
- Before the election, Republicans held 53 Senate seats and Democrats and their caucus allies held 47.
- The article says Democrats won Senate seats in Maine, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.
- Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan; the article says El-Sayed would be the first Muslim elected to the Senate.
- Democrat Adam Hamilton defeated Republican incumbent Roger Marshall in Kansas, the state's first Democratic Senate win since 1932, according to the article.
- Democrat Troy Jackson defeated Republican incumbent Susan Collins in Maine.
- Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in Texas, the state's first Democratic Senate win since 1988, according to the article.
- The Alaska race between Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola remained too close to call.
- In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith were nearly tied with 96 percent of ballots counted.
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