Senate Democrats win early victories in key states
In Texas, James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton and Governor Greg Abbott lost to Gina Hinojosa. Democrats gained enough seats to take control of the Senate and won key Senate races in multiple states.
- James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton for a Senate seat in Texas.
- Democrats would need a net gain of four seats to regain control of the Senate
- Democrat Sherrod Brown defeated Republican Jon Husted in Ohio.
- Annie Andrews became the first Democrat to win a Senate seat since 1998.
- Democrats were on track to take control of the US House of Representatives after flipping at least eight Republican seats.
- Exit polls conducted by SSRS showed half of voters nationwide saw the 2026 midterm elections as an opportunity to rebuke the president.
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