Democrat Amy Acton makes history in Ohio

Democrats’ blue wave and a bad night for Trump: key US midterms takeaways

<p>Republicans suffered historic losses, Democrats won control of Congress – and Trump backed away from losing candidates </p><p>Democrats swept <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/03/midterm-election-results-live-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6aea9e7a8f0871c2d691f0d8">key US midterm races</a> on Tuesday evening, flipping long-held Republican seats and securing a majority in Congress after voters rebuked Donald Trump’s policies at the ballot box.</p><p>In an unexpected performance, Democrats defeated incumbent Republicans candidates for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/democrats-senate-republicans-midterms-trump">historically conservative Senate seats</a> in Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/south-carolina-midterms-annie-andrews">South Carolina</a> and Texas.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/midterm-election-takeaways-trump">Continue reading...</a>