In Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections, Democrats won control of the Senate and were aiming to take further seats in the House as results came in late.
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Democrats won control of the U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections, with late results also leaving the House control outcome on the brink, according to counts coming in late Tuesday.
The reporting said the election produced a broader check on U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term and that Democrats were poised to reorder Congress for the remainder of his presidency.
In several key contests—particularly in border states—races remained too close to call late Tuesday, including in states described as facing voter concerns tied to Trump’s trade war with Canada.
In Texas, the Democrats’ midterm momentum was reflected in James Talarico’s victory over Trump-aligned Republican Ken Paxton, described as ending a decades-long Democrat losing streak.
Trump posted on social media shortly before 11 p.m. ET saying, “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!”
The reporting also highlighted controversies involving Democrats during the campaign season. In a tight Michigan Senate race, it said Democrat Abdul El-Sayed faced a last-minute party fracture after Haley Stevens, described as his former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, endorsed Republican Mike Rogers on Sunday.
By late Tuesday, Rogers and El-Sayed remained close as vote counts continued to come in, and the story described Michigan’s economy as tightly integrated with Canada and affected by tariffs.
The Maine Senate race was also described as too close to call, with voters in the state weighing Trump’s trade war with Canada as a key ballot issue. The reporting said Trump recently made changes to 50 per cent tariffs on an array of Canadian goods to offer a reprieve to industries hit hard in Maine.
In North Carolina, the reporting said Democrat Roy Cooper won the Senate race, while Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff was re-elected in Georgia.
The story also described voter concerns about costs and prices, including anger over policies tied to higher gas and diesel prices and inflation, and included reactions from voters in several states about Canada-related trade issues and affordability.
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