Election results: Democrats win House and Senate, Texas and Maine flips, Klobuchar elected
Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, as called by AP and projected by CBS News. Texas elected a Democratic senator and its first Latina governor, Susan Collins conceded in Maine, Amy Klobuchar was elected Minnesota's first woman governor, and stock futures swung overnight. Results as called by AP and major networks as of 5:30 AM CT.
Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate in Tuesday's midterm elections, according to AP race calls; CBS News also projected both chambers for Democrats. As of 1:30 a.m. Eastern Wednesday, Democrats had flipped seven Senate seats and 16 House seats, per AP, and Republicans had picked up no Democratic seats. The size of the House majority is unclear: CBS News said about 75 House races were still undecided at 4:19 a.m. Eastern. Democrats will hold the majority in the new Congress that begins in January.
Democrats sayHakeem Jeffries, in line to become speaker, said "America is back" and that House Democrats "need to deliver dramatic change"; Chuck Schumer said Democrats won the Senate "against all odds."
Republicans saySpeaker Mike Johnson said Republicans "will not be deterred by the outcome of one election"; Sen. John Thune said Senate Republicans "will not stand idly by" as Democrats try to undo their agenda.
President Trump saysHe told CBS News "congratulations to the Democrats," told Fox News he will accept the results, and said he will use his veto power.
Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, becoming the state's first Democratic senator since 1993, per AP calls reported by Spectrum News; Fox News' Decision Desk also called the race. Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Gov. Greg Abbott, who conceded at 10 p.m., and will be the state's first Latina governor. A Democrat had not won statewide in Texas since 1994; the last Democrat to serve as governor was Ann Richards, who lost that year.
The winner saysTalarico said "we defeated Goliath."
Republicans saySen. John Cornyn wrote that "the voters have spoken" and congratulated Talarico; Abbott conceded Tuesday night.
Democrat Troy Jackson defeated Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, according to AP. Collins conceded, calling serving Maine "the honor of my life." Maine is one of seven Senate seats Democrats flipped, along with Texas, Kansas, Ohio, Iowa, North Carolina and South Carolina, according to CBS News.
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (DFL) won Minnesota's open governor's race over Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth and will be the state's first woman governor; Klobuchar said Demuth phoned to concede. Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (DFL) defeated Republican Michele Tafoya for the open U.S. Senate seat of retiring Sen. Tina Smith. Under state law, Klobuchar or Gov. Tim Walz will appoint someone to temporarily fill her Senate seat, with a special election in November 2027. DFL candidates also won attorney general, secretary of state and state auditor, the Pioneer Press reports.
U.S. stock futures fell overnight after Democrats won both chambers of Congress, with Nasdaq-100 futures down as much as 2.4% and S&P 500 futures down 1.4%, then recovered, Reuters reports. At 3:13 a.m. Eastern, Dow futures were up 0.46%, S&P 500 futures 0.15% and Nasdaq-100 futures 0.26%. Reuters says investors are weighing tougher regulation, higher taxes and oversight of areas such as AI and cryptocurrencies.
