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Democrats project gains in Senate and House midterm races
Projected Democratic control of Congress would reshape the legislative agenda and oversight for businesses and government in the next session.
What happened
ABC News projected that Democrats will take control of the Senate and the House in the 2026 midterm elections. ABC News+1 Democrats won several key races, and ABC News's projection showed Democrats gaining seats in the Senate. ABC News+1 In Georgia, Democrat J. Ossoff led Republican M. Collins with 59 percent of the vote to 41 percent with 99 percent of expected votes reported. ABC News In Ohio, Democrat S. Brown led Republican J. Husted 50 percent to 45 percent with 98 percent of expected votes reported. ABC News
Around it
President Trump said the US took a giant step back through the midterm results. ABC News Vice President Vance said Republicans lost the midterms over the Iran war, and Trump said Vance's post blaming GOP losses on the Iran war is largely true. ABC7 San Francisco
What comes next
Hakeem Jeffries officially launched a bid for speaker of the House, and Steve Scalise launched a bid for House minority leader against Jordan. ABC7 San Francisco
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