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Democrats win control of the House and Senate in midterm elections

Democrats took both chambers of Congress from Republicans in the 3 November midterms. Two Senate races and dozens of House seats were still being counted on 5 November.

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  1. The Senate
  2. The House
  3. Reaction
  4. What comes next
  5. How this story was sourced

Democrats won majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the midterm elections held on Tuesday 3 November, taking both chambers from Republicans.

How this story was sourced.

6 sources from 5 organisations.

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  1. CBS News 2026 House midterm election results as Democrats capture majority cbsnews.com
  2. Time Midterm Elections 2026: Live Results, Key Races, and More time.com
  3. NBC News U.S. Senate Election 2026 Live Results nbcnews.com
  4. NBC News U.S. House Elections 2026 Live Results nbcnews.com
  5. Yahoo News Midterms 2026 election results and latest updates yahoo.com
  6. Associated Press via ClickOnDetroit Senate Democrats will not let Trump put a 'right-winger' on the Supreme Court, Schumer vows clickondetroit.com
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Official portrait of Mary Peltola Leah Herman, House Creative Services, public domain

Alaska Senate race heads for ranked-choice count as Peltola holds narrow lead

Democrat Mary Peltola leads Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan by about 600 votes. The result may turn on ballots cast for a second candidate named Dan Sullivan, whom the Justice Department tried and failed to make the subject of a federal lawsuit.

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