Who controls Congress?
Democrats win the Senate. Democrats win the House.
Votes are being counted: this page updates every minute.
Senate
Democrats win the Senate
D 54 · R 44 · not called 2
Includes the 65 seats not up this year. Majority: 51, or 50 for Republicans with the vice president's tiebreak.
House of Representatives
Democrats win the House
D 239 · R 143 · not called 53
Majority: 218 of 435.
Questions and answers
Who controls the Senate after the 2026 midterms?
Democrats win control. Democrats have 54 seats and Republicans 44 (including the seats not up this year), with 2 seats not yet called.
Who controls the House after the 2026 midterms?
Democrats win control. Democrats have 239 seats and Republicans 143, with 53 seats not yet called.
When does the new Congress take office?
January 3, 2027, when the 120th Congress begins. Senators and representatives elected in 2026 are sworn in that day.
Who breaks a tie in the Senate?
The vice president, a Republican: with 50 seats, Republicans control the Senate.
What happens to races still being counted?
States keep counting mail and provisional ballots for days; results become official when each state certifies.
The morning after → · What changed, seat by seat → · The House by district → · Still counting → · The new Congress →
Results: civicAPI; a race counts as called when the source declares a winner. Senate seats not up this year are counted with the party each senator caucuses with.