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Democrat Amy Acton makes history in Ohio
Democrat Amy Acton defeats Republican Vivek Ramaswamy to become the first ever woman to be elected as governor in Ohio.
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Democrat Troy Jackson wins Maine US Senate seat in blow to Republicans
Longtime Republican Senator Susan Collins had held the seat for three decades, but was swept away in the blue wave.
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US House Speaker Johnson rants about Marxism after Democrat gains
US House Speaker Johnson rants about Marxism after Democrat gains
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REPLAY - US midterms: "Today begins the Great American comeback" (Hakeem Jeffries)
The top Democrat in the US House of Representatives vowed Tuesday he would use his expected majority to go after corruption, in an election when alleged grift by President Donald Trump has been top of voters' minds. "We're going to bring accountability to those who have visited unprecedented corruption on this country," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is on track to become speaker of the House in the new Congress, told supporters.
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2026 Midterms: Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history in Georgia
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms was elected governor of Georgia on Tuesday, making history as the first Black woman to be elected governor in the United States, defeating Republican businessman Rick Jackson and flipping the top job in a key swing state.
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James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat since 1988
"This wasn't just a tsunami, not just a referendum, but this was a bloodbath," one expert told the BBC on Democrats' historic wins in Texas.
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US midterm election results: Democrats flip House and Senate. Here's what else the data tells us
Democrats have won the majority in both House and Senate. Vote counts are still ongoing. DW takes a look at who voted Republican, who voted Democrat and what it all means.
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Democrat Josh Turek flips Iowa Senate seat
Turek beat Republican Ashley Hinson, a US House member.
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US midterm election results: Democrats win crucial seats. Here's what else the data tells us
Democrats have won the majority in the US Senate. House of Representatives votes are still being counted. DW takes a look at who voted Republican, who voted Democrat and what it all means.
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Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat, wins return to US Senate
More than $500m was spent on the contest, making it one of the most expensive Senate races in US history.
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Democrat Amy Acton beats Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio governor’s race
Acton is the first Democrat to become governor of Ohio since 2006.
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US midterms: Democrat Talarico wins Texas Senate seat
The Democratic Party is on course for major gains in both the House and Senate, delivering a stinging rebuke to US President Donald Trump and his Republican Party. Follow DW's live updates.
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Democrat Roy Cooper celebrates flipping North Carolina Senate seat
Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper celebrated his Senate victory in Raleigh
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Democrat Annie Andrews flips South Carolina’s Senate seat
Andrews beats Republican incumbent Darline Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, in a major upset.
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Nervous Republicans await results at Paxton’s Texas election party
Texas Republicans are anxiously waiting to see if the state’s attorney general can hold off his Democrat challenger.
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US midterms: Democrat wins North Carolina as first polls close
The crucial midterms could put a check on how much power President Donald Trump can wield during the last two years of his term. Follow DW's live updates.
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Democrat Roy Cooper flips North Carolina US Senate seat
Roy Cooper beat out Republican Michael Whatley.
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Jon Ossoff wins Georgia Senate race, defeating Republican Mike Collins
Ossoff is re-elected to a second term, winning a key seat for Democrats as the party tries to retake the Senate.
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US midterm election results: How Americans voted and what the data tells us
In significant races, Americans have voted for a change in the Senate and House of Representatives. DW takes a look at who voted Republican, who voted Democrat and what it all means.
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Inflation, war and corruption: Will anger at Trump see Republicans punished at midterms?
Donald Trump and his Republican Party will make last-gasp pitches to US midterm voters Monday to hold back a predicted Democrat wave that could take over Congress and impose tight political constraints on the president for the first time in two years. With Trump's popularity at an historic low, many are predicting voters will punish the Republican Party at the polls. France 24's Philip Turle takes a closer look.