Democrats projected to win control of both the US House of Representatives and the Senate in the midterm elections

3 November 2026

The Democrats have won control of the US House of Representatives in the midterm elections, NBC News projects. Its analysis puts the party at about 255 House seats, well above the 218 needed for a majority. NBC News also projects that the Democrats will flip the Senate, giving them charge of both chambers of Congress. The party had needed a net gain of only three House seats to take the majority back. The new Congress takes office next year, in the second half of President Donald Trump's term. TIME reports that the Associated Press has also called both chambers for the Democrats; the official results are certified later. Trump congratulated the party but said he did not see the outcome as a rebuke of his presidency.