Democratic Party leads in the House of Representatives, Trump Republican Party struggles due to high prices - Senate race remains close, US midterm elections

[Washington Current Affairs] Votes were counted across the United States on the 3rd in the midterm elections in which the evaluation of the Trump administration will be questioned. The main focus will be on the majority contest in both houses of Congress, with the opposition Democratic Party leading in the House of Representatives. The ruling Republican Party, led by President Trump, is struggling with the issue of high prices, and if it loses the majority in the House of Representatives, it will inevitably deal a blow to its remaining two years of administration. The Senate race remains close.

[U.S. midterm elections 2026 based on data]

According to CNN TV, as of 9 p.m. ET on the 3rd (11 a.m. Japan time on the 4th), the House of Representatives (435 seats), where all seats are up for election, has secured 27 seats for Republicans and 57 seats for Democrats. Some predict that the Democratic Party will have a majority of 218 votes. If the party gains control of the House of Representatives, it plans to block the passage of important legislation and strengthen its pursuit of the Trump administration through its powers of investigation.

In the Senate (100 seats), 35 seats are up for election, including by-elections. The Republicans are expected to gain a total of 34 seats, including 31 seats that are not up for election, and the Democrats are expected to pick up seats in the southern state of North Carolina, giving them a total of 45 seats, including 34 seats that are not up for election. It takes time to count votes, especially in fiercely contested areas, and there is a possibility that the results of many votes will be delayed. In Alaska, a candidate with the same last name as the incumbent Republican is running, so confusion is expected.

In the midterm elections, gubernatorial elections will be held in 36 of the 50 states. There are reports of close races even in Republican strongholds. Governor Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Governor Pritzker of Illinois, who are being talked about as the next Democratic presidential candidates, secured victory.