U.S. midterm elections 2026 LIVE: Democrats win control of U.S. House; Indian-Americans win key races — SkimNews
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- Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives, flipping multiple Republican-held seats and setting up confrontations with President Trump’s agenda
- Annie Andrews defeated Darline Graham in South Carolina, flipping a Republican-held U.S. Senate seat in a surprise upset
- Roy Cooper flipped North Carolina’s Republican-held Senate seat, campaigning on high food and energy costs amid declining approval for President Trump
- Pia Dandiya won Florida’s 22nd congressional district, becoming a first-generation Indian-American congresswoman with 51.9% of the vote
- Suhas Subramanyam was re-elected from Virginia’s 10th district with over 61.5% of the vote, defeating Republican Dave Beckwith
- Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history, winning the Georgia gubernatorial race after current Governor Brian Kemp was term-limited
- Trump claimed Republicans would have won in a 'landslide' if he had been on the ballot, posting the comment on Truth Social after the losses
Why it matters: Democrats gain the power to block Trump’s legislative priorities and launch investigations, while Republican losses signal voter backlash over economic concerns like energy prices. The shift alters the balance of power in Congress and boosts rising Democratic figures ahead of the 2028 presidential race.
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