The 2026 US midterm elections are over, and the full picture is now clear: Democrats won control of the Senate, the House and a majority of governorships — for the full story, see our main midterms results post — every Senate race with its winner and loser, every governor race, the House map state by state, what the record early-vote turnout means, and who is now leading the race for the 2028 presidency.
The headline numbers, as called by the Associated Press and NBC News on November 4, 2026: Senate 54 Democrats and independents who caucus with them to 44 Republicans, with 2 races uncalled. House 236 Democrats to 146 Republicans, with 53 seats uncalled. Governors 28 Democrats to 20 Republicans, with 2 races uncalled.
Before vs now: the shift in charts
Three stacked bars tell the whole story. Blue is Democrats (plus independents who caucus with them in the Senate), red is Republicans and grey is uncalled races. Democrats took the Senate by 7, the House by 90 called seats and the governorships by 8 called states.
The Senate flipped by 7 seats, the House by a net 31, and the governorships by 5 — the charts above show the before-and-after, not just the final numbers.
Every Senate race: winner and loser
All 35 Senate seats on the ballot — 33 regular seats plus special elections in Florida and Ohio. Two races are still uncalled: Alaska and Mississippi. Democrats flipped seven seats: Iowa, Kansas, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.
| State | WINNER (PARTY, VOTE SHARE) | LOSER (PARTY) | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Barry Moore (R, 54.7%, age 60) | Everett Wess (D, age not verified) | Republican hold |
| Alaska | Not called — Mary Peltola (D, 48.2%) leads | Dan Sullivan (R, age 61, incumbent) | Uncalled |
| Arkansas | Tom Cotton (R, 54.3%, age 49) | Hallie Shoffner (D, age 39) | Republican hold |
| Colorado | John Hickenlooper (D, 60.2%, age 74) | Mark Baisley (R, age 71) | Democratic hold |
| Delaware | Chris Coons (D, 63.6%, age 63) | Michael Katz (R, age 64) | Democratic hold |
| Florida (special) | Ashley Moody (R, 50.9%, age 51) | Angie Nixon (D, age 42) | Republican hold |
| Georgia | Jon Ossoff (D, 59.0%, age 39) | Mike Collins (R, age 59) | Democratic hold |
| Iowa | Josh Turek (D, 50.5%, age 47) | Ashley Hinson (R, age 43) | Democratic flip |
| Idaho | Jim Risch (R, 56.5%, age 83) | Todd Achilles (Independent, age 58) | Republican hold |
| Illinois | Juliana Stratton (D, 61.0%, age 61) | Don Tracy (R, age 76) | Democratic hold |
| Kansas | Adam Hamilton (D, 50.9%, age 62) | Roger Marshall (R, age 66, incumbent) | Democratic flip |
| Kentucky | Andy Barr (R, 55.0%, age 53) | Charles Booker (D, age 42) | Republican hold |
| Louisiana | Julia Letlow (R, 50.9%, age 45) | Jamie Davis (D, age 56) | Republican hold |
| Maine | Troy Jackson (D, 53.7%, age 58) | Susan Collins (R, age 73, incumbent) | Democratic flip |
| Massachusetts | Ed Markey (D, 63.3%, age 80) | John Deaton (R, age 59) | Democratic hold |
| Michigan | Abdul El-Sayed (D, 52.5%, age 42) | Mike Rogers (R, age 63) | Democratic hold |
| Minnesota | Peggy Flanagan (D, 53.7%, age 47) | Michele Tafoya (R, age 61) | Democratic hold |
| Mississippi | Not called — Scott Colom (D, 48.9%) leads | Cindy Hyde-Smith (R, age 67, incumbent) | Uncalled |
| Montana | Kurt Alme (R, 49.0%, age 60) | Alani Bankhead (D, age not verified) | Republican hold |
| Nebraska | Pete Ricketts (R, 50.4%, age 62) | Dan Osborn (Independent, age 51) | Republican hold |
| New Hampshire | Chris Pappas (D, 56.1%, age 46) | John E. Sununu (R, age 62) | Democratic hold |
| New Jersey | Cory Booker (D, 62.1%, age 57) | Justin Murphy (R, age 60) | Democratic hold |
| New Mexico | Ben Ray Luján (D, 63.2%, age 54) | Larry Marker (R, age 62) | Democratic hold |
| North Carolina | Roy Cooper (D, 58.7%, age 69) | Michael Whatley (R, age 58) | Democratic flip |
| Ohio (special) | Sherrod Brown (D, 50.0%, age 73) | Jon Husted (R, age 59, incumbent) | Democratic flip |
| Oklahoma | Kevin Hern (R, 57.3%, age 64) | N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas (D, age 31) | Republican hold |
| Oregon | Jeff Merkley (D, 56.6%, age 70) | David Brock Smith (R, age not verified) | Democratic hold |
| Rhode Island | Jack Reed (D, 66.6%, age 76) | Raymond McKay (R, age 66) | Democratic hold |
| South Carolina | Annie Andrews (D, 51.1%, age 45) | Darline Graham Nordone (R, age 62, incumbent) | Democratic flip |
| South Dakota | Mike Rounds (R, 60.5%, age 72) | Brian Bengs (Independent, age 56) | Republican hold |
| Tennessee | Bill Hagerty (R, 55.1%, age 67) | Marquita Bradshaw (D, age 52) | Republican hold |
| Texas | James Talarico (D, 55.1%, age 37) | Ken Paxton (R, age 63) | Democratic flip |
| Virginia | Mark Warner (D, 61.1%, age 71) | Bert Mizusawa (R, age 69) | Democratic hold |
| West Virginia | Shelley Moore Capito (R, 58.3%, age 72) | Rachel Fetty Anderson (D, age not verified) | Republican hold |
| Wyoming | Harriet Hageman (R, 65.2%, age 64) | James W. Byrd (D, age 72) | Republican hold |
The seven flips tell the story of the night: Turek in Iowa, Hamilton in Kansas, Jackson in Maine, Cooper in North Carolina, Brown in Ohio, Andrews in South Carolina and Talarico in Texas. Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed, who beat Mike Rogers 52.5% to become the first Muslim US Senator, held a Democratic seat rather than flipping one. Note that in Idaho, Nebraska and South Dakota the runner-up was an independent, not a Democrat.
Every governor race: winner and party
All 36 governor races. Democrats flipped five: Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Texas. Alaska and Kansas are still uncalled. Democrats now hold 28 governorships to 20 for Republicans.
| State | WINNER (PARTY, VOTE SHARE) | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Tommy Tuberville (R, 52.1%, age 72) | Republican hold |
| Alaska | Not called — Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D, 49.2%) leads | Uncalled |
| Arizona | Katie Hobbs (D, 55.6%, age 56) | Democratic hold |
| Arkansas | Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R, 53.9%, age 44) | Republican hold |
| California | Xavier Becerra (D, 64.0%, age 68) | Democratic hold |
| Colorado | Phil Weiser (D, 60.9%, age 58) | Democratic hold |
| Connecticut | Ned Lamont (D, 58.8%, age 72) | Democratic hold |
| Florida | Byron Donalds (R, 50.0%, age 48) | Republican hold |
| Georgia | Keisha Lance Bottoms (D, 54.3%, age 56) | Democratic flip — beat Rick Jackson (R) |
| Hawaii | Josh Green (D, 74.2%, age 56) | Democratic hold |
| Idaho | Brad Little (R, 57.2%, age 72) | Republican hold |
| Illinois | JB Pritzker (D, 59.8%, age 61) | Democratic hold |
| Iowa | Rob Sand (D, 55.5%, age 44) | Democratic flip — beat Zach Lahn (R) |
| Kansas | Not called — Cindy Holscher (D, 50.3%) leads | Uncalled |
| Maine | Hannah Pingree (D, 55.0%, age 50) | Democratic hold |
| Maryland | Wes Moore (D, 62.7%, age 48) | Democratic hold |
| Massachusetts | Maura Healey (D, 62.1%, age 55) | Democratic hold |
| Michigan | Jocelyn Benson (D, 54.5%, age 49) | Democratic hold |
| Minnesota | Amy Klobuchar (D, 55.5%, age 66) | Democratic hold |
| Nebraska | Jim Pillen (R, 50.7%, age 70) | Republican hold |
| Nevada | Aaron Ford (D, 51.7%, age 54) | Democratic flip — beat Joe Lombardo (R) |
| New Hampshire | Kelly Ayotte (R, 51.2%, age 58) | Republican hold |
| New Mexico | Deb Haaland (D, 57.2%, age 65) | Democratic hold |
| New York | Kathy Hochul (D, 60.1%, age 68) | Democratic hold |
| Ohio | Amy Acton (D, 52.3%, age 60) | Democratic flip — beat Vivek Ramaswamy (R) |
| Oklahoma | Mike Mazzei (R, 52.0%, age 61) | Republican hold |
| Oregon | Tina Kotek (D, 51.7%, age 60) | Democratic hold |
| Pennsylvania | Josh Shapiro (D, 60.4%, age 53) | Democratic hold |
| Rhode Island | Helena Foulkes (D, 57.6%, age 62) | Democratic hold |
| South Carolina | Alan Wilson (R, 51.6%, age 53) | Republican hold |
| South Dakota | Larry Rhoden (R, 63.5%, age 67) | Republican hold |
| Tennessee | Marsha Blackburn (R, 45.5%, age 74) | Republican hold |
| Texas | Gina Hinojosa (D, 52.8%, age 52) | Democratic flip — beat Greg Abbott (R) |
| Vermont | Phil Scott (R, 52.6%, age 68) | Republican hold |
| Wisconsin | David Crowley (D, 54.1%, age 40) | Democratic hold |
| Wyoming | Eric Barlow (R, 68.6%, age 60) | Republican hold |
The historic firsts: Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black woman elected governor in US history, Gina Hinojosa became Texas's first Latina governor, and Deb Haaland became the first Native American woman elected governor of a state. With these results Democrats hold a majority of governorships for the first time in two decades — at least 27 offices.
House of Representatives: the map state by state
All 435 House seats were on the ballot, but 53 were still uncalled on November 4, so a verified district-by-district map is not yet possible. The table below gives the called seats by state, with uncalled seats shown separately.
| State | SEATS | DEMOCRAT | REPUBLICAN | UNCALLED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 52 | 41 | 2 | 9 |
| Texas | 38 | 14 | 20 | 4 |
| Florida | 28 | 7 | 16 | 5 |
| New York | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 |
| Illinois | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| Ohio | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Georgia | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Michigan | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| New Jersey | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Virginia | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Washington | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Arizona | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Indiana | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Colorado | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Maryland | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Missouri | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Alabama | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Kentucky | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Oregon | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Iowa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nevada | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Utah | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Maine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Montana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alaska | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Delaware | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vermont | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The biggest swings came in Pennsylvania (Democrats 7 to 11 seats), North Carolina (4 to 9) and Iowa (1 to 3). California had the most uncalled seats, with 9 still to be decided, followed by Texas with 4 and Florida with 5.
Voter turnout: what is known state by state
One honest note first: final state-by-state turnout rates for 2026 do not exist yet. Votes were still being counted on November 4, and states report turnout on different schedules. What is verified is early voting, which set a midterm record.
More than 60.1 million early ballots were cast before Election Day — a midterm record — according to the University of Florida Election Lab. That is about 60% of the total 2022 midterm vote, before Election Day itself.
| WHAT IT MEANS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 7.7 million+ | 40.5% of registered voters before Election Day, above the 2018 midterm mark; Texas was on pace to pass its 2022 early-vote total |
| Florida | 4.2 million+ | About 31% of 13.7 million registered voters |
| Georgia | 2.8 million | Midterm record, up 13% on 2022 |
| North Carolina | About 2.8 million | Up 31% on 2022 |
| Michigan | 2.3 million+ | Up 26% on 2022 |
| South Carolina | About 1.1 million | Up about 75% on roughly 620,000 in 2022 |
| Minnesota | 886,427 | Midterm record, beating the 2022 record of 687,062 |
| Kansas | About 83,000 more than 2022 | Up 34% on 2022 |
For context: final midterm turnout was 46.1% of eligible voters in 2022, and 2018 set a 50-year high at 49.4%. The 2026 early-vote surge suggests final turnout could rival 2018, but that will not be known until states certify their results.
Who is going to be the next president?
The short answer: nobody yet, and the midterms did not decide it. The next presidential election is on November 7, 2028, and neither party has chosen a nominee.
What the midterms did change is the early shape of the race, visible in prediction markets on November 4, 2026. A strong midterm for a party does not guarantee the presidency, but it does shape who is seen as a credible candidate.
Democrats: Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff, fresh off his 59% re-election win, became the new favourite — about 21–22% in prediction markets — ahead of California Governor Gavin Newsom at about 16% and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at about 12%.
Republicans: Vice President JD Vance still leads the Republican nomination market at about 28%, but that is down from about 43% before the midterms. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is second at about 16%, and Donald Trump Jr. is third at about 10%.
The party picture: prediction markets give Democrats roughly a 64% chance of winning the presidency in 2028, against about 36% for Republicans. That is a market, not a poll, and it will move with the economy, the candidates and the campaign.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2026 midterms?
Democrats. They took the Senate (54–44 with 2 uncalled), the House (236–146 with 53 uncalled) and a majority of governorships (28–20 with 2 uncalled).
Which races are still uncalled?
Senate: Alaska and Mississippi. Governor: Alaska and Kansas. House: 53 seats, mostly in California, Texas and Florida.
Who is the first Muslim US Senator?
Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan, who beat Republican Mike Rogers 52.5% to 46% in the race for the open seat left by Gary Peters.
When does the new Congress take office?
January 3, 2027. Special-election winners in Florida and Ohio are sworn in once their results are certified.
Sources
Associated Press election results; NBC News Decision Desk; SenatorDB Senate results; University of Florida Election Lab; Polymarket and Kalshi prediction markets.
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