Democratic Party Gains Additional Seats in US Congress

Reform.news Editorial Team · 4 November 2026, 07:27

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The US midterm elections to Congress have concluded. All seats in the House of Representatives are up for election, while one-third of the Senate is also being contested. In addition, gubernatorial elections have been held in several states, along with local-level votes.

The vote count is still underway and far from complete, but projections and results published by US television networks indicate that the Democratic Party is on course to gain control of both chambers of Congress.

According to CNN, as of 7:25 a.m. Minsk time, the Democratic Party has almost regained control of the Senate, securing 50 of the 100 seats. It has also gained six additional seats in the upper chamber compared with the results of the elections held two years ago. Republicans have lost those seats.

Fox News currently gives Democrats 49 Senate seats, four of which have shifted from Republicans.

In the House of Representatives elections, the Democratic Party has already secured 146 seats, while the Republican Party has won 94. Nine seats have already shifted from Republicans to Democrats.

Fox News reports that Democrats have already secured 152 seats in the House of Representatives, while Republicans have won 95. Seven seats have shifted from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.

In the 2024 elections, the Republican Party secured majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Its majority over Democrats was just five seats in the House and six seats in the Senate.