Democrats claim historic victory in US midterm elections

Summary

Democrats have claimed a historic victory in the US midterm elections held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that President Donald Trump was left stunned by what it called a historic rejection from American voters. Vox reported that Democrats pulled off the largest midterm victory since the post-Watergate wave, with Democratic Senate candidates winning longtime Republican strongholds such as Kansas and Texas, and probably Mississippi and Alaska in the view of online gamblers. Vox also said that not all ballots had been tallied yet when its piece was written, so final totals were still pending.

Timeline

1. Sydney Morning Herald

   4 Nov 2026, 19:23 UTCSource ↗

   The Sydney Morning Herald reports that US Democrats claimed a historic midterms victory, and that Donald Trump has been left stunned by a historic thumbs-down from American voters.

2. Vox

   5 Nov 2026, 18:30 UTCSource ↗

   Vox reports that Democrats won the largest midterm victory since the post-Watergate wave, with Democratic Senate candidates winning Republican strongholds such as Kansas and Texas and probably Mississippi and Alaska, according to the view of online gamblers.