
參院一百席改選三十五席,民主黨在南、北卡羅來納、德州、密西根、堪薩斯、俄亥俄、愛荷華等州擊敗川普力挺的共和黨候選人,選後掌握五十四席
美國中期選舉聯邦參議院選戰中,民主黨在已確定結果的三十五席改選席次中翻轉七席,選後掌握五十四席,奪得參議院過半數控制權。民主黨在德州、堪薩斯、南卡、北卡等州擊敗川普力挺的共和黨候選人,結束多年在部分保守州的參席荒。川普選前走訪約二十四州助選仍未能阻止民主黨「藍潮」。
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美國聯邦參議院一百席中,這次改選三十五席。民主黨自一九八八年後首次在德州贏得聯邦參議員席次,堪薩斯州則自一九三二年以來首次選出民主黨籍聯邦參議員。南卡州上一次選出民主黨籍聯邦參議員是在一九九八年。
美國中期選舉聯邦參議院選戰,民主黨贏得過半數控制權,給予共和黨在華府執政一記決定性的打擊,也開啟國會對抗總統川普的新時代。參院民主黨領袖舒默表示,「美國人民投票支持改變」,「參院版圖出現世代重塑」。共和黨資深策士海伊更稱這次選舉是「川普地震」。
參院一百席這次改選卅五席,已確定結果的席次中,民主黨已翻轉七席,尤其在南、北卡羅來納、德州和密西根州,擊敗川普力挺的共和黨候選人,也拿下堪薩斯州、俄亥俄州和愛荷華州席次。加上未改選席次,選後民主黨已掌握五十四席,共和黨四十四席,尚有阿拉斯加、密西西比各改選一席得票率十分接近,勝負難定。
美聯社指出,選舉結果為川普帶來沉重打擊,川普在選前一個月走訪約廿四州助選,試圖激發共和黨選票,卻仍未能擋下民主黨的「藍潮」。
民主黨自一九八八年後首次在德州贏得聯邦參議員席次,該黨候選人塔拉里格(James Talarico)輕鬆擊敗川普力挺的共和黨候選人、德州檢察長派克斯頓(Ken Paxton)。在堪薩斯州,民主黨候選人、牧師韓密爾頓(Adam Hamilton)擊敗現任共和黨議員馬歇爾(Roger Marshall),成為自一九三二年以來,第一個在這個保守農業大州贏得參院席次的民主黨人。
在南卡州,該州已故共和黨參議員葛蘭姆(Lindsey Graham)的妹妹達琳(Darline Graham)雖獲得川普力挺,最終仍敗給民主黨的安德魯斯(Annie Andrews)。上一次南卡州選出民主黨籍聯邦參議員是在一九九八年,川普上屆總統大選時在該州以十八個百分點差距勝出。
在北卡州,川普支持的瓦特利(Michael Whatley)敗給前民主黨州長古柏(Roy Cooper),得票率差距近廿個百分點。
路透指出,川普十多年來以「讓美國再次偉大」(MAGA)運動重塑共和黨,偏好忠誠派或意識形態與其一致之盟友,甚於在地方擁有更強而有力組織、選戰紀錄經得起考驗的傳統保守派,但選舉結果顯示,他無法說服更廣泛光譜的選民支持他的選擇。
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阿拉斯加州和密西西比州兩個尚未確定結果的席次將在近日分出勝負,可能進一步改變參議院席次分布。
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國會將對抗總統川普,民主黨將利用參議院多數黨地位推動其立法議程。
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The supply of "Ocean Current" support items for Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang of the Democratic Progressive Party is in short supply, and the fraud syndicate is using the names of candidates from various places to commit fraud. Between October 1st and November 1st, 70 related fraud reports were received across the country, with the amount of victims reaching more than 15 million yuan. The Executive Yuan Anti-Fraud Center has blocked and removed 5,071 fraudulent accounts and posts, and reminded the public not to ask for support items through unknown online posts.

In the gubernatorial race in the U.S. midterm elections, the Democratic Party captured a number of states where Republicans had long been in power due to voter dissatisfaction, winning a majority of U.S. gubernatorial seats for the first time in 20 years. Texas Democratic state Rep. Hinojosa unexpectedly defeated Republican Governor Abbott who was seeking his fourth term, ending the Republican Party's long-term rule in Texas since 1995 and becoming the first Latina female governor of Texas. Portos, the former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, will become the first African-American female governor in the United States after defeating Republican entrepreneur Jackson. Ohio Democratic candidate Acton defeated Trump-backed Ramaswamy, allowing the Democratic Party to win the gubernatorial election again after 20 years; Iowa Democratic candidate Sander also defeated Republican opponent Rahn. Democrats flipped the Republican governor's seat in Nevada. 36 of the 50 states in the United States have re-elected governors. The Democratic Party has won 22 states and the Republican Party 12 states. Alaska and Kansas have not yet been determined. Including states that have not yet been re-elected, the Democratic Party is confirmed to hold 28 governor's seats and the Republican Party 20 seats. The last time the Democratic Party won a majority of governorships in the United States in an election was in 2006. The Associated Press pointed out that the number of states with fierce competition in this gubernatorial race was unexpected, reflecting Trump's sluggish support that is dragging down the Republican Party. The Democratic Party's control of more state governments may also enable more states to resist or ignore Trump's policy agenda in the remaining two years of his term, which may play an important role in the 2028 presidential election.

A report from the Budget Center of the Legislative Yuan shows that the total number of applicants for the National College Entrance Examination dropped from 92,385 in 2017 to 53,869 in 2026, a decrease of 41.69%; the number of applicants for fresh graduates dropped from 17,491 to 3,250, a decrease of 81.42%, and the proportion dropped from 18.93% to 6.03%. The popularity of campus publicity and participation in the National Examination has also dropped significantly.

With the 23 days left until the nine-in-one election, Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang of the Democratic Progressive Party said that Chiang Wanan is even more powerful. He called on his supporters "Little Water Drops" to stand up and strive for a reversal of victory on the polling day. He also emphasized that "Ocean Current" should convey to the world that a positive election can be successful, but in the end they must win.

In the U.S. midterm elections, the Democratic Party regained both houses of Congress and won at least five state governorship seats. Trump admitted that the war in Iran was one of the reasons for the Republican Party's defeat, but he did not regret launching the war. He said that the biggest political burden was the increase in oil prices driven by the war in Iraq.

Democrats won a sweeping victory in Tuesday's midterm elections, with Asian-American and other voters of colour playing a key role, according to a new poll of 10,141 voters including 2,130 AAPI voters conducted between October 20 and November 3.