South Carolina and Texas flip blue as Democrats dominate midterm elections
Democrats won the 2026 midterms, flipping South Carolina and Texas to secure House and Senate majorities.
Democrats will control the House and almost certainly the Senate. South Carolina and Texas will soon have Democratic senators, flipping two seats Republicans held.
Kansas, it seems, will too. Georgia elected its first Black woman governor.
This is a historic rebuke of Trump and his party. Democratic majorities will give the party power to investigate controversies and advance their own legislative agenda.
- South Carolina, Texas, Kansas
- States flipping Democratic
- Country's first Black woman governor
- Georgia's new governor
Why it mattersDemocrats gaining House and Senate control shifts power in Washington, allowing them to block Trump administration policies and pass their own agenda.
AustraliaDemocratic control of Congress could affect US trade policy, military engagement, defence spending, and alliances important to Australia.
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