The biggest winners and losers of the 2026 US midterms
Summary
Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, including Senate victories in South Carolina, Michigan and Texas. The results also included losses for Trump-backed candidates and setbacks for Vivek Ramaswamy and Haley Stevens.Key Facts
- Democrat Annie Andrews defeated Trump-backed Darline Graham in South Carolina, becoming the state’s first elected female senator and its first Democrat elected to the Senate since 1998.
- Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan and became the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate.
- Chuck Schumer is poised to become Senate majority leader after Democrats won control of the chamber.
- James Talarico won a U.S. Senate seat in Texas, defeating Republican Ken Paxton.
- Democrat Amy Acton defeated Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio’s governor’s race.
- Ramaswamy’s campaign spent about $1 million keeping an attack ad about Acton running before it was pulled.
- Haley Stevens lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary to El-Sayed, endorsed Rogers shortly before Election Day, and faced backlash after El-Sayed won.
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