Democrats Secure Control of Congress in Midterm Elections
Victories span diverse locations and down-ballot races, defying expectations in key Republican strongholds.
Callum Smith
Democrats have achieved significant victories across the country, taking control of Congress.
In Arizona, a 19-year-old Democrat student now leads the clerk's office in the state's largest county. Further south, former Admiral Nancy Lacore flipped a Republican Congressional seat for the Democrats in South Carolina.
Several Republican strongholds, including Texas, South Carolina, and Kansas, turned to the Democratic Party. Dozens of Republican candidates directly endorsed by Donald Trump lost their respective races.
President Trump acknowledged the Iran war and the rising cost of living as factors in his party's defeat. He accepted the results of the US midterm elections.
Exit polls from the Associated Press indicated the cost of living and government corruption were top issues for voters. Voters also approved nearly every datacenter moratorium that appeared on ballots.
Colorado rejected a conservative effort to require police to cooperate with immigration officers. Additionally, voters in Nevada, Virginia, Missouri, and Idaho passed or strengthened protections for women’s reproductive freedom.
Two Senate seats remain undecided: Alaska and Mississippi. In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by 1,138 votes, with almost 96% of the vote counted.