2026 results · the new Congress
Democrats take the House and the Senate, and Congress gets 123 new members
Every House and Senate seat on the November 3 ballot: who held it going in, who won it, and what became of the members who are leaving. A race still being counted shows its leader, marked “leads”. Calls are ours, from the official counts.
- New House members
- 105+8 leading
- New senators
- 18+1 leading
- Seats that changed party
- 55+7 leading
- Incumbents beaten
- 36+8 trailing
The majorities
House
Going into the election, by the Clerk's list of November 3, 2026: Republicans held 218 of 435 (1 independent, 2 vacant). After the election: Democrats have won 254 and lead in 8 more; Republicans have won 167 and lead in 6 more. The 254 seats the Democrats have won are a majority.
Senate
Going into the election, counting independents with the party they caucus with: Republicans held 53 of 100. After the election: Democrats have won 55 and lead in 1 more; Republicans have won 44. The 55 seats the Democrats have won are a majority.
After: seats won, then the seats where a candidate leads while votes are still being counted (paler). The Senate adds the 65 senators whose seats were not on this year’s ballot.
Every seat
Each square is a seat, in party order. Pick a filter to see the new members, the seats that changed party, the open seats or the incumbents who lost; pick a square for its people.
Pick a square to see who held the seat and who won it.
The newcomers
19 senators and 113 House members who do not sit in the chamber now, 6 of them returning after time away. Previous offices are from the pages linked beside them; where we found none, none is shown.
Senate
Alaska
Former U.S. representative (source)
Leads by 3.8 points in a seat Republicans held; ranked-choice rounds decide it
Photo credits
Mary Peltola, by Leah Herman, House Creative Services, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Barry Moore, by House Creative Committee, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Josh Turek, by the Iowa General Assembly, copyrighted free use, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Juliana Stratton, by Sgt. Trenton Fouche, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Adam Hamilton, by Working Preacher, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Andy Barr, by US Government, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Julia Letlow, by U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Troy Jackson, by ArenLeBrun, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Abdul El-Sayed, by Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Peggy Flanagan, by Travellers & Tinkers, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Kurt Alme, by United States Department of Justice, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Roy Cooper, by NetwonsBucket, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Chris Pappas, by Nate Payne, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Sherrod Brown, by United States Senate (Rebecca Hammel, U.S. Senate Photographic Studio), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Kevin Hern, by U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Annie Andrews, by Stimpus1, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; James Talarico, by Antonioaesparza, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Harriet Hageman, by US House of Representatives, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed.House
California 1st District
State senator (source)
Beat James Gallagher, who held the seat, by 17.2 points
California 22nd District
Visalia school board trustee (source)
Beat David G. Valadao, who held the seat, by 35.6 points
California 34th District
Former Highland Park Neighborhood Council president (source)
Beat Jimmy Gomez, who held the seat, by 24.4 points
California 48th District
San Diego city councilwoman (source)
Won a seat Republicans held, by 19.2 points
Colorado 4th District
Former National Security Council official (source)
Leads by 0.9 points in a seat Republicans held; votes are still being counted
Colorado 5th District
Former chief of staff to Second Gentleman (source)
Beat Jeff Crank, who held the seat, by 5.1 points
Colorado 8th District
Former state representative (source)
Beat Gabe Evans, who held the seat, by 14.9 points
Iowa 1st District
Former state representative (source)
Beat Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who held the seat, by 9.6 points
Louisiana 5th District
State representative (source)
Leads by 0.7 points in a seat Republicans held; a runoff decides it
Louisiana 6th District
Former Baton Rouge council member (source)
Leads by 0.2 points; a runoff decides it
Minnesota 1st District
Leads by 0.1 points in a seat Republicans held; votes are still being counted
North Carolina 3rd District
Former state representative (source)
Leads by 0.1 points in a seat Republicans held; votes are still being counted
North Carolina 5th District
Leads by 0.1 points in a seat Republicans held; votes are still being counted
North Carolina 6th District
Mayor of High Point (source)
Beat Addison P. McDowell, who held the seat, by 2.4 points
North Carolina 9th District
Former state senator (source)
Beat Richard Hudson, who held the seat, by 2.3 points
New Jersey 2nd District
Mayor of Cape May (source)
Beat Jefferson Van Drew, who held the seat, by 2.7 points
Nevada 2nd District
Former Assembly majority leader (source)
Won a seat Republicans held, by 5.9 points
New York 17th District
Former White House counterterrorism official (source)
Beat Michael Lawler, who held the seat, by 6.0 points
Ohio 7th District
Former Brook Park council member (source)
Beat Max L. Miller, who held the seat, by 9.9 points
Pennsylvania 1st District
Bucks County commissioner (source)
Beat Brian K. Fitzpatrick, who held the seat, by 5.7 points
Pennsylvania 8th District
Mayor of Scranton (source)
Beat Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr., who held the seat, by 9.0 points
Tennessee 4th District
Leads by 0.1 points in a seat Republicans held; votes are still being counted
Virginia 1st District
Former Henrico commonwealth's attorney (source)
Beat Robert J. Wittman, who held the seat, by 2.9 points
Virginia 2nd District
Former U.S. representative (source)
Beat Jennifer A. Kiggans, who held the seat, by 9.0 points
Photo credits
Jerry Carl, by U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via the GPO Member Guide, cropped, background removed; Amish Shah, by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Mark Lamb, by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; JoAnna Mendoza, by Lance Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Scott Wiener, by California State Senate, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Jacqui Irwin, by Crown13459, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Hilda Solis, by U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via the GPO Member Guide, cropped, background removed; Marni von Wilpert, by City of San Diego, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Eileen Laubacher, by U.S. Navy, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Manny Rutinel, by Andybosselman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Melissa Bean, by U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; J. D. Ford, by Indiana General Assembly, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Paul LePage, by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Donavan McKinney, by City of Detroit, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Sam Forstag, by Conorhogan16, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons; Claire Valdez, by Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Marc A. Hermann), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Brad Lander, by Tessa Bury, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Micah Lasher, by Lance Cpl. Steven Wells, U.S. Marine Corps, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Cait Conley, by U.S. Department of Homeland Security, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Mark Tedford, by Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Paige Cognetti, by US Department of Labor, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Nancy Lacore, by U.S. Navy, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Marty Jackley, by U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Dakota, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Colin Allred, by U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via the GPO Member Guide, cropped, background removed; Ben McAdams, by U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via the GPO Member Guide, cropped, background removed; Elaine Luria, by U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via the GPO Member Guide, cropped, background removed; Amanda McKinney, by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Michael Alfonso, by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed.The incumbents who lost
Members beaten in the general election for the seat they held. Members who lost a primary, or ran for another office, are counted under why seats opened below.
Senate
House
California 4th District
Trails Eric Jones by 5.1 points; votes are still being counted
California 40th District
Trails Ken Calvert by 5.3 points; votes are still being counted
Colorado 4th District
Trails Eileen Laubacher by 0.9 points; votes are still being counted
Minnesota 1st District
Trails Jake Johnson by 0.1 points; votes are still being counted
North Carolina 3rd District
Trails Raymond Smith by 0.1 points; votes are still being counted
North Carolina 5th District
Trails Chuck Hubbard by 0.1 points; votes are still being counted
Tennessee 4th District
Trails Victoria Broderick by 0.1 points; votes are still being counted
Why seats opened
What became of each member who was not on the ballot for their own seat. In states that redrew their maps, a member who ran under another district number is counted there.
| The holder | House | Senate |
|---|---|---|
| Did not seek reelection | 32 | 9 |
| Ran for another office | 28 | 1 |
| Ran in another district | 11 | 0 |
| Lost the primary | 11 | 2 |
| Appointed, did not run | 0 | 1 |
| Died or resigned | 2 | 0 |
| Not on the ballot, reason not recorded | 1 | 0 |
| Open seats | 85 | 13 |
The delegations, state by state
Each state’s House seats before and after, Democrats first. A state links to its own delegation. An asterisk marks a delegation with a race still being counted.
26 states with seats that changed party, by the change in Democratic seats
- North Carolina4–10 → 11–3*
- California43–8 → 48–4*
- Pennsylvania7–10 → 11–6
- Colorado4–4 → 7–1*
- Iowa0–4 → 3–1
- Michigan6–7 → 9–4
- Ohio5–10 → 8–7
- Arizona3–6 → 5–4
- New Jersey9–3 → 11–1
- Virginia6–5 → 8–3
- Wisconsin2–6 → 4–4
- Florida7–20 → 8–20*
- Indiana2–7 → 3–6
- Kentucky1–5 → 2–4
- Louisiana2–4 → 3–3*
- Minnesota4–4 → 5–3*
- Missouri2–6 → 3–5
- Montana0–2 → 1–1
- Nebraska0–3 → 1–2
- Nevada3–1 → 4–0
- New York19–7 → 20–6
- South Carolina1–6 → 2–5
- Texas13–24 → 14–24
- Utah0–4 → 1–3
- Tennessee1–8 → 1–8*
- Maine2–0 → 1–1
3 or more seats to the Democrats1 or 21 or 2 to the Republicans3 or more
Where this comes from
- Who held each House seat: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: member list, published November 3, 2026.
- Members retiring, seeking another office or beaten in a primary: House Press Gallery: Departing Member List, 119th Congress, as of 09/04/2026.
- Who held each Senate seat: The @unitedstates congress-legislators roster (public domain), current legislators (last updated September 24, 2026).
- Who won: the official counts, state by state (every source). Calls are ours; a race still being counted shows its leader.
- Previous offices and why a senator or governor was not on the ballot: the page linked beside each, read in November 2026. Where no source was found, nothing is shown.
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