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Democrats have taken control of Congress in a sweeping blue wave. Sign up or sign in to ask our team your questions about the results of the midterm elections<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/nov/03/midterm-elections-full-results-senate-house-governor-races" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Live results from the US midterm elections</a>The 2026 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2026" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US midterm elections</a> were a forceful rebuke of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> and the Republicans as <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/democrats-house-midterm-elections-results" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Democrats captured control of Congress</a>.Democrats hoping for a “blue wave” saw a blue tsunami as they triumphed in deep-red states such as Texas, Kansas and South Carolina to build comfortable majorities in both the Senate and House of Representatives. Voters also elected <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/democrats-governor-races-wins" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Democratic governors</a> in Texas, Georgia, Iowa, Wisconsin and Ohio, all states Trump won in 2024. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/community/live/2026/nov/05/what-happens-after-the-blue-wave-our-reporters-answer-your-midterm-election-results-questions" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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