The 2026 blue wave, in charts
Summary
The article describes Democratic gains in the 2026 midterm Senate races, saying Democrats are set to control both chambers of Congress. Of 33 Senate races with projected results, Democrats won 20, and the article reports that Republican candidates generally won by narrower margins than Donald Trump did in those states in 2024.Key Facts
- Thirty-three of the 35 Senate races on the ballot had projected results as of November 4; 20 of those races went to Democrats.
- Eight Democratic Senate wins came in states that voted for Donald Trump in 2024.
- Voters in seven states flipped a Senate seat previously held by a Republican to a Democrat.
- The Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi remained toss-ups, according to the article.
- Republican Sen. Shelly Moore Capito won West Virginia by about 20 percentage points, compared with Trump's 42-point margin there in 2024.
- Republican Barry Moore won Alabama by about 9 points, while Trump had won the state by more than 30 points in 2024.
- In Florida, Republican Sen. Ashley Moody won reelection by 3 points; Trump had won the state by 13 points in 2024.
- The article says Democratic Senate winners had average margins about twice as large as Kamala Harris's 2024 margins in those states, while Republican winners' average margins were about half Trump's.
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