Where Trump and Republicans lost the midterm elections - a visual analysis of key states
Summary
The article says Democrats won control of the Senate and House after Republicans lost seven Senate seats, 25 House districts and five governor races. It highlights reported Democratic Senate wins in Texas, Kansas and North Carolina, while also showing that results were not yet available for those races and that no Senate races had been called at the stated update time.Key Facts
- The article reports that Republicans lost seven Senate seats, 25 House districts and five governor races.
- It says Democrats gained control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
- Thirty-five Senate seats were on the ballot, and Republicans had previously held 53 of the 100 seats.
- The Cook Political Report had listed Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Ohio and Texas as Senate tossups before the election.
- The article says James Talarico won Texas by more than 10 points, which would make him the first Democrat elected to the state’s Senate since 1988.
- It says Adam Hamilton won Kansas, the state’s first Democratic Senate win since 1932, with a 21-point swing compared with the 2024 presidential election.
- The article says Roy Cooper became North Carolina’s first Democratic senator since 2008, with a 22-point swing since 2024.
- The article’s update says no Senate races had been called and lists results as unavailable for the Texas, Kansas and North Carolina races it describes as wins.
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