Voters delivered a sharp rebuke to President Trump in the midterm elections, handing control of both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives to the Democratic Party. The sweeping results marked a major shift in Washington's balance of power during the first national referendum on the president's second term.
Across the country, Democrats secured decisive victories by flipping seven Senate seats—including longtime Republican strongholds in states such as Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina—and capturing key House districts despite prior GOP redistricting efforts. In key gubernatorial contests, Democrats also broke new ground, electing the first female governor in Ohio and the first Black female governor in Georgia.
Following the outcome, President Trump told The New York Times that he was willing to accept the election results and prepared to work alongside the newly empowered Democratic majority.
