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2026 midterm results

2026 Senate results map: Democrats reach 54 seats with 7 flips

Democrats and 2 allied independents hold 54 seats, Republicans 44. Find who won every race and which seats changed hands.

Unofficial. Status Nov 5, 2026: races called by news organizations. States have not certified them. Called vs. certified

Senate
  • 54 Democrats and allied independents
  • 2 Not called yet
  • 44 Republicans

Line marks the majority: 51 seats

Senate 2026
StateWinnerResult
IowaJosh Turek (D)Flipped to Democrats
KansasAdam Hamilton (D)Flipped to Democrats
MaineTroy Jackson (D)Flipped to Democrats
North CarolinaRoy Cooper (D)Flipped to Democrats
OhioSherrod Brown (D)Flipped to Democrats
South CarolinaAnnie Andrews (D)Flipped to Democrats
TexasJames Talarico (D)Flipped to Democrats
Alaska—Not called yet
Mississippi—Not called yet
AlabamaBarry Moore (R)Republican hold
ArkansasTom Cotton (R)Republican hold
ColoradoJohn Hickenlooper (D)Democratic hold
DelawareChris Coons (D)Democratic hold
FloridaAshley Moody (R)Republican hold
GeorgiaJon Ossoff (D)Democratic hold
IdahoJim Risch (R)Republican hold
IllinoisJuliana Stratton (D)Democratic hold
KentuckyAndy Barr (R)Republican hold
LouisianaJulia Letlow (R)Republican hold
MassachusettsEd Markey (D)Democratic hold
MichiganAbdul El-Sayed (D)Democratic hold
MinnesotaPeggy Flanagan (D)Democratic hold
MontanaKurt Alme (R)Republican hold
NebraskaPete Ricketts (R)Republican hold
New HampshireChris Pappas (D)Democratic hold
New JerseyCory Booker (D)Democratic hold
New MexicoBen Ray Luján (D)Democratic hold
OklahomaKevin Hern (R)Republican hold
OregonJeff Merkley (D)Democratic hold
Rhode IslandJack Reed (D)Democratic hold
South DakotaMike Rounds (R)Republican hold
TennesseeBill Hagerty (R)Republican hold
VirginiaMark Warner (D)Democratic hold
West VirginiaShelley Moore Capito (R)Republican hold
WyomingHarriet Hageman (R)Republican hold

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