Democrats take the Senate, and Texas elects a Democratic senator for the first time since 1988 | The Receipts - Dataspheres AI

Democrats take the Senate, and Texas elects a Democratic senator for the first time since 1988 THE RECEIPTS Democrats take the Senate, and Texas elects a D...

Democrats take the Senate, and Texas elects a Democratic senator for the first time since 1988 THE RECEIPTS Democrats take the Senate, and Texas elects a Democratic senator for the first time since 1988 November 4, 2026 Democrats take the Senate Democrats take the Senate Seven Republican seats flipped Seven Republican seats flipped — North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Kansas, Ohio, Iowa and Maine — Kansas: the first Democrat elected to the Senate since 1932 — No Democratic seat has been lost among the called races Talarico: "no match for the people of Texas" Talarico: "no match for the people of Texas" Paxton concedes Texas Paxton concedes Texas Why Texas moved Why Texas moved 1988 the last time Texas elected a Democratic senator (Lloyd Bentsen) 61.6% Bobby Pulido (D) in South Texas' TX-15, a district Trump won by 18 63% rise in early ballots in Hidalgo and Cameron counties over 2022 (CBS) 24% Trump's approval among Latinos in early October (Pew, via CBS) The House: Democrats pass 218 The House: Democrats pass 218 Jeffries: "a red, white, and blue moment" Jeffries: "a red, white, and blue moment" A vote about prices, the war and the president A vote about prices, the war and the president 38% of voters approve of the president; 62% disapprove (NBC exit poll) 39% named the economy their top issue, first of all issues (NBC) 65% say tariffs hurt the national economy (NBC) 63% say attacking Iran was the wrong decision (NBC) Who moved toward Democrats Who moved toward Democrats — Under 30: 72% to 25% Democratic — Latino voters: 62% to 35% Democratic, after 51% to 46% for Harris in 2024 What flipped each state What flipped each state Brown: "Ohio is not for sale" Brown: "Ohio is not for sale" Cooper: "this has to stop" Cooper: "this has to stop" Collins concedes in Maine Collins concedes in Maine — Jackson 53.0%, Collins 46.9% (72% counted) — Collins: "It has been the honor of my life to serve the people of Maine in the United States Senate." Troy Jackson, Maine Senate winner Sen. Susan Collins, first elected in 1996 Governors: four flips Governors: four flips — Georgia: Keisha Lance Bottoms, the first Black woman elected governor of any state — Texas: Gina Hinojosa unseats Greg Abbott — Ohio: Amy Acton beats Vivek Ramaswamy; Iowa: Rob Sand How big a wave How big a wave — NBC: not since 2006 has the minority party flipped both chambers on one night — The president's party lost House seats in 20 of the past 22 midterms Trump: "you lose" Trump: "you lose" Michigan: Rogers is not conceding Michigan: Rogers is not conceding Still counting Still counting A check on the president, from Texas to Maine A check on the president, from Texas to Maine Seven Senate flips, a projected House, and races still counting. Stay up to date with Dataspheres AI Stay up to date with Dataspheres AI Sign up and get the Dataspheres AI Weekly: the week's key stories and what to watch next. dataspheres.ai/signup Scan to sign up