Democratic Party gains US House majority in 2026 midterm elections

North America Politics Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:27:07 GMT Moderate confidence — 74/100

Democrats have regained control of both chambers in the United States Congress during this year’s midterm elections, with a wave of victories that party leader Hakeem Jeffries likened to an “American tsunami”.
But as of Wednesday night, two races for Congress’s upper chamber are still undecided.
BREAKING, Democratic Party gains US House majority in 2026 midterm electionsAll 435 seats in the lower chamber of Congress were on the ballot in Tuesday’s midterm race.

Democrats have regained control of both chambers in the United States Congress during this year’s midterm elections, with a wave of victories that party leader Hakeem Jeffries likened to an “American tsunami”.
BREAKING, Democratic Party gains US House majority in 2026 midterm electionsAll 435 seats in the lower chamber of Congress were on the ballot in Tuesday’s midterm race.

But as of Wednesday night, two races for Congress’s upper chamber are still undecided.

Sources: Al Jazeera