WATCH: Democrat Troy Jackson speaks after Maine Sen. Susan Collins concedes
Jackson won election Wednesday to the U.S. Senate representing Maine, defeating Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins.
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WATCH: Sen. Chuck Schumer speaks after Democrats win control of Senate
The longtime Democratic leader told reporters in Washington that "Americans voted for change" and that there had been a "generational remake of the Senate map."
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WATCH: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks after winning reelection
This is Hochul's second time being elected governor. She was serving as lieutenant governor when Andrew Cuomo resigned in 2021, and she ascended to take his place.
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Democrat J.D. Ford wins election to U.S. House in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District
In an upset that many analysts did not see coming, Democratic nominee J.D. Ford defeated three-term Rep. Victoria Spartz in Indiana's 5th Congressional District in Tuesday's election.
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Democrats win control of U.S. House, in major rebuke to Trump
Democrats have won control of the U.S. House in addition to the U.S. Senate, delivering a shockingly decisive rebuke of Republican governance in Washington and ushering in a new era of congressional resistance to President Donald Trump.
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WATCH: Democrat Annie Andrews’ full victory speech after flipping South Carolina Senate seat
Andrews' victory in a state President Donald Trump won three times by double digits is a stark defeat for the Republican Party.
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Democrat Troy Jackson wins election to U.S. Senate from Maine
Jackson, 58, a fifth-generation logger and former president of the state Senate, had a little more than 100 days to sell himself to Maine voters after he replaced Graham Platner as the party's nominee in July.
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Democrat Christina Bohannan wins election to U.S. House in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District
The third time was the charm for Bohannan, who lost by just 799 votes in her second race against Miller-Meeks two years ago.
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WATCH: Republican Ken Paxton speaks after losing Texas Senate race
"I will commit that I will be praying for him, that he will do good for Texas and this nation," Paxton said about Talarico.
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Trump says Democrats ‘did a good job,’ blames Republican candidates for midterm losses
Voters delivered a significant rebuke to President Donald Trump on Tuesday by handing Democrats control of the Senate, rejecting his handpicked candidates while airing widespread concerns about high costs in the wake of his war against Iran and his punishing…
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