In the end, it wasn\u2019t just a wave. It was a wipeout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Democrat won a Senate seat in Kansas for the first time since the Herbert Hoover administration. The party picked up Senate seats in Texas, North Carolina and<\/em> South Carolina. Republicans even fell short in House districts in the South where they had tried to give themselves an edge by drawing new, gerrymandered maps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The sweeping Democratic victories on Tuesday night offered a decisive rebuke to President Trump and his aggressive, often chaotic second-term agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The party seized control of both houses of Congress. Voters rejected Republicans in conservative states that supported Mr. Trump by double-digit margins just two years ago, in places that had not seen competitive elections for major seats in decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Democrats were stunned by the extent of their wins, which included defeating Greg Abbott, the three-term Republican governor of Texas; and Susan Collins, the five-term Republican senator from Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p> NYT top #midtermelections this was all about a negative vote on the president and his policies #politics #usa https:\/\/t.co\/OUkC2Lqi9p<\/p>— Kendall Harmon (@KendallHarmon6) November 4, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>\n