Democrats won majorities in both the House and the Senate in Tuesday's midterm elections, taking both chambers from Republicans, according to Quartz. Citing CNBC projections, Quartz reported that Democrats are on track for 250 or more House seats to about 160 for Republicans, and at least 54 Senate seats to roughly 42 for the GOP. Democrats flipped Senate seats in Maine, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Ohio, Kansas and Iowa. Trump won every one of those states except North Carolina by double digits in 2024.

Several races made history. In Texas, Democrat James Talarico beat state Attorney General Ken Paxton and became the first Democrat Texas has sent to the Senate since 1988, even though Elon Musk put $224 million behind Paxton. In Kansas, Adam Hamilton unseated Sen. Roger Marshall, the first Democratic Senate win in that state since 1932. Troy Jackson defeated Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, Annie Andrews beat Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina and Sherrod Brown ousted Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio. Former Gov. Roy Cooper won North Carolina's open seat. Democrats also won governor's races in Georgia, Ohio, Texas and Iowa, including Gina Hinojosa's win over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said "relief is on the way." House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is expected to become speaker, called it "a red, white and blue moment." Exit polls reported by The Wall Street Journal showed voters frustrated with the economy, and nearly two-thirds of more than 79,000 people surveyed said Trump's policies had driven up inflation. Trump told the Journal that the Iran conflict played a part in the GOP losses but said he had no regrets about it. He also said he's open to working with Democrats but will use his veto when necessary. On Truth Social, he wrote that he "wasn't on the Ballot" and would have won "IN A LANDSLIDE" if he had been.