A quick summary of the most prominent events that happened in the midterm elections in America and Trump’s position amid expectations of Democratic control

A historic democratic wave swept the political scene on Wednesday, bringing the party to power in Congress and legislative assemblies across the country, in a move that reflected voters’ rejection of President Donald Trump’s policies and their dismissal of the candidates they supported in pivotal electoral races.

In an election in which Trump urged his supporters to vote as if he were the candidate on the ballot, Republicans lost influence in strongholds that they had not lost in a generation - or perhaps more. Democrats won a Senate seat in Kansas for the first time since the 1930s, regained a Senate seat in South Carolina — a seat they lost when Strom Thurmond switched party affiliations in the 1960s — and won statewide offices in Texas, after decades of not winning any since the 1990s.

In one night, the gains made by the Republican Party during the Trump era were undone, especially among Latino and rural voters.

As vote counting continues, Democrats have several opportunities to build on what was achieved on this historic night. They are leading in several competitive Senate races, the results of which have not yet been decided due to the close competition.

Here is a summary of the most prominent results of the 2026 midterm elections:

Democrats achieve statewide wins in Texas for the first time since 1994.

Democrats regain control of the Senate after seizing seven seats.

Collins ousted after 30 years in the Senate. In Maine, Democrat Troy Jackson ousted five-term Republican Senator Susan Collins, a moderate in a Democratic state who Democrats have been unable to defeat several times.

Democrats win the Kansas Senate seat for the first time since 1932

Democrats achieve important victories in the states of Iowa, Ohio, and North Carolina

Democrats regain a seat in South Carolina they lost in 1964

GOP redistricting efforts backfire as Democrats retake the House

Unprecedented historical achievements

Before this year, only three black candidates had won the office of governor of a state in the United States, and no more than one black governor had ever held that office at the same time. But this number is growing rapidly; Four black candidates won, while others are still running in races whose results have not yet been decided.

Georgia: Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first black woman to be elected governor of a state in the history of the United States, and she also became the first Democrat to win this position in the state in 28 years.

Florida Rep. Byron Donalds became the first black Republican elected governor in US history.

In Wisconsin - one of the crucial states in the presidential election - Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley (a Democrat) won the race to succeed outgoing Governor Tony Evers.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore (Democrat) also won a second term.

These victories are part of a series of unprecedented, historic achievements in this year’s midterm elections, and some of these achievements were achieved in Senate races: