Democrats sweep Congress and flip five governorships
Eight Senate seats flip, from Mississippi to Maine. Democrats are on course for about 260 House seats, with 254 called. The governorships flip in Texas, Iowa, Ohio, Nevada and Georgia.
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2024 president2026 count
55 Democrats won, plus seats not upSenate ›won, plus seats not up Republicans 448 called flips · 34 D, 31 R not up51 for a majority1 not called · expected 55–44 · 1 to ranked choice254 Democrats wonHouse ›won Republicans 16747 called flips, net +41 D seats218 for a majority14 not called · expected 260–172 · 3 to runoff or ranked choice29 Democrats won, plus seats not upGovernors ›won, plus seats not up Republicans 205 called flips · 6 D, 8 R not up1 not called · expected 30–20
Counties show the Senate race, or the governor's race where there is no Senate race, or else the House vote. Pale bar segments are seats still counting.
- Republican margin to Democratic margin, by county
- Voted for the other party in 2024
- No count yet, or under a quarter counted
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The Senate seats and governorships that changed party
- Roy CooperNorth Carolina SenateD+19.7
- James TalaricoTexas SenateD+12.1
- Troy JacksonMaine SenateD+6.1
- Adam HamiltonKansas SenateD+5.1
- Sherrod BrownOhio SenateD+4.9
- Annie AndrewsSouth Carolina SenateD+4.5
- Josh TurekIowa SenateD+4.2
- Scott ColomMississippi SenateD+0.8
- Rob SandIowa governorD+11.1
- Keisha Lance BottomsGeorgia governorD+8.7
- Amy ActonOhio governorD+7.9
- Aaron FordNevada governorD+7.6
- Gina HinojosaTexas governorD+7.2
The 2026 forecast
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