Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate in the midterm elections, with victories in Republican-leaning and battleground states. According to Yahoo's account of Associated Press tallies, Democrats flipped seven Senate seats and hold 54 seats to the Republicans' 44, with contests in Alaska and Mississippi still undeclared. As of 5 a.m. ET Thursday, Democrats held 240 House seats to the GOP's 147, well past the 218-seat majority threshold, with 48 races still to be called. The party is on track for its largest House majority since 2008.

Among the Senate results, James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in Texas, becoming the first Democrat to win a Senate seat there since 1988. Abdul El-Sayed beat Mike Rogers in Michigan and will be the first Muslim U.S. senator. Annie Andrews defeated Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina, and Troy Jackson unseated Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, ending her three-decade tenure. Democrats also flipped seats in North Carolina (Roy Cooper), Ohio (Sherrod Brown), Iowa (Josh Turek) and Kansas (Adam Hamilton), while Sen. Jon Ossoff won reelection in Georgia. Among governors, Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history in Georgia, Amy Acton became Ohio's first woman governor, and Gina Hinojosa became the first Democrat elected governor of Texas in nearly 40 years. Republican Byron Donalds was elected Florida's first Black governor.

The Mississippi Senate race between Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom remains too close to call. With about 96% of the vote counted, Colom led with 49% to Hyde-Smith's 48.9%, a margin of 1,138 votes out of more than 948,000 cast, according to the AP. County clerks have 10 days to certify the election. A Colom win would make him the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state in decades. In Colorado, the 4th District race between Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert and Democrat Eileen Laubacher also remains tight.

Republican leaders and the president reacted to the losses. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas called the results an "ass-kicking" and a "Watergate-level repudiation," citing high costs, tariffs and the length of the Iran war, and said Republicans did not do enough to address voters' economic pain. Vice President JD Vance wrote on X that the war was the reason for the losses. President Trump acknowledged that the eight-month-long Iran war hurt Republicans but defended it, saying, "you can't let Iran have a nuclear weapon." He signaled willingness to work with Democrats while indicating he would use his veto power.

Democrats are now weighing what the results mean for the party's direction. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the wins pave the way for a progressive candidate in the 2028 presidential race, and said he supports Congress acting against corruption in Washington while avoiding a question on impeachment. He reaffirmed support for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer but stopped short of urging candidates he backed to support them. In California's 11th District, Connie Chan conceded to fellow Democrat Scott Wiener in the race to succeed Rep. Nancy Pelosi. Remaining House calls, the Alaska and Mississippi Senate outcomes, and the Mississippi certification period will determine the final size of the Democratic majorities.