Hakeem Jeffries (left) became the first African American House Speaker, and Abdul Al-Sayed (right) became the first Muslim U.S. Senator in history. Their victory, along with many others, shows that voting truly matters when it comes to changing the political atmosphere. Democrats now hold the majority in the U.S. House and Senate.
By John Zippert, co-publisher
Democrats won control of the U. S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate in the 2026 General Election, held yesterday on November 3rd. The election victories in most cases exceeded the pre-election polls and represent a repudiation of President Donald Trump and his disastrous policies.
At press time, the Democrats will win at least 235 seats in the House of Representatives, with the chance to add up to ten more, when full results are in, counted and certified. This means that Rep. Hakeem Jefferies of New York will become the first African American Speaker of the House of Representatives.
In the Senate, Democrats will have a least 54 and possibly a 56-seat majority in the U. S. Senate, as counting continues in Alaska and Mississippi. In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom leads by 43 votes, with some absentee, provisional and other votes still to be counted.
Democrats won most of the contested races for the U. S. Senate, including Texas, where James Talerico won handily; Troy Jackson won in Maine, Roy Cooper won in North Carolina, Dr. Annie Andrews, in a major upset, won in South Carolina, Sherron Brown was elected in Ohio, Josh Turek won in Iowa, Adam Hamilton won in Kansas, Jon Ossoff was re-elected in Georgia, and Abdul El-Sayed, from Michigan, was elected the first Muslim to serve in the U. S. Senate.
Democrats won a number of state governorships across the nation, including Keisha Lance Bottoms, will become the first Black Governor of Georgia, Gino Hinojosa of Texas and Xavier Becerra of California will be the first Latinos elected as Governors; Deb Haalands, was elected the first Native American Governor of New Mexico; in Ohio, Dr. Amy Acton was elected Governor of Ohio. Byron Donalds, a Republican African American, was elected Governor of Florida.
Efforts by Republicans to redistrict Congressional seats in several states were overcome by voters. In Alabama’s 2nd. Congressional District, Shomari Figures was re-elected to Congress in a district that was redrawn to lower the number of potential Democratic voters. In Texas, Florida, California and other places, Democrats were successful in Congressional Districts, that had been redrawn to favor Republicans.
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, who was re-elected, said, “ The Democrats must now act to pass legislation to end the war in Iran, to correct tariff rates that are hurting American workers, support a fair minimum wage, adopt more humane immigration policies, insure affordable health care for all Americans and bring down prices for gas, groceries, rent and the overall cost of living. We will challenge President Trump and the Republicans to accept the will of the people – or lead to the extinction of their pollical party and future.”
Featured Images
Left: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaking with supporters at a vice presidential debate watch party at Yumbar in Phoenix, Arizona. (Gage Skidmore)
Right: US Senate candidate for Michigan Abdul El-Sayed meets voters at Michigan Technological University. October 22, 2025 (Conlan Houston)
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