Vote 2026

Johnson won't seek reelection as House leader after Republican wipeout

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

It's a swift rise and fall for Mike Johnson, often seen as an accidental speaker, who nevertheless drew close to President Donald Trump and led the House GOP during a tumultuous era, with one of the slimmest majorities in modern…

How Trump and Republicans lost the 2026 midterm elections, according to AP Voter Poll

By Josh Boak, Hyojin Yoo, Humera Lodhi, Associated Press

After more than a decade with Donald Trump at the epicenter of U.S. politics, most voters appear exhausted and exasperated by him, according to The AP Voter Poll, a survey of midterm voters in all 50 states.

The U.S. political map? Anyone's guess after Democratic wave

By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press

Voters took a wrecking ball to the traditional map of political battlegrounds, electing Democrats in states that were long considered reliably Republican.

Democrats win governorships in Texas and other GOP-controlled states in rebuke to Republicans

By Marc Levy, Associated Press

The wins delivered a majority of governorships to Democrats for the first time in two decades, allowing them to put up a stronger defense against Trump's second-term agenda.

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins election to U.S. Senate from Michigan

By Associated Press

Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed will become first Muslim U.S. senator.

WATCH: Democrat Troy Jackson speaks after Maine Sen. Susan Collins concedes

By Associated Press

Jackson won election Wednesday to the U.S. Senate representing Maine, defeating Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins.

WATCH: Sen. Chuck Schumer speaks after Democrats win control of Senate

By Associated Press

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.”…

WATCH: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks after winning reelection

By Associated Press

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.

Democrat J.D. Ford wins election to U.S. House in Indiana's 5th Congressional District

By Associated Press

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.

Democrats win control of U.S. House, in major rebuke to Trump

By Jill Colvin, Mary Clare Jalonick, Will Weissert, Associated Press

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.