Democrats Win Congress In Landslide
Democrats win Congress in a landslide, with further gains expanding their House majority.
November 5, 2026 · Updated Nov 5, 9:08pm ET
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What happened
Updated Nov 5, 9:08pm ET- Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in a landslide, adding House seats in North Carolina, Virginia and Arizona as counting continued.
- In North Carolina, Democrats flipped three Republican-held House seats in districts affected by Republican-led redistricting.
- Democrat Shannon TaylorShannon TaylorAmerican attorney and politician defeated longtime Republican Rep. Rob Wittman
Rob WittmanUnited States Representative from Virginia in Virginia, while Democrat Amish Shah
Amish ShahAmerican politician flipped a Republican-held seat in Arizona. - Democrats secured at least 54 Senate seats, and projections put their growing House majority above 250 seats.
- Several House races and Senate contests in Alaska and Mississippi remain uncalled, leaving the final size of Democrats’ majorities unresolved.
How the left told it
Left-leaning outlets emphasized the historic scale of Democrats’ victory and its implications for Trump’s power. CNN said the House majority was “trending toward historic” numbers, potentially the party’s largest since the early 1990s. The Guardian’s Betsy Reed described voters demanding “a check on the president’s power.”
How the right told it
Right-leaning outlets emphasized the sweeping Democratic gains and Republicans’ struggle to recover. The Daily Caller said continued counting showed “just how strong the blue wave really is.” Fox News highlighted calls to rebuild, while the Daily Mail focused on Republican anger and Ted Cruz’s description of a “Watergate-level repudiation.”
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