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Democrats gain Senate seats in US midterms as vote counting continues
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Deutsche Welle and the BBC report that Democrats have taken control of the US Senate, citing race calls by the Associated Press and CBS News. Deutsche Welle says Democrats flipped six Republican seats, in North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Kansas, Texas and Iowa. The BBC reports that CBS News projects Democrats will also win the House, though votes there are still being counted. Alaska and Maine were still toss-ups. Republicans had held both chambers before election night. NPR has published demographic breakdowns of how groups voted, drawn from a poll of tens of thousands of voters conducted by SSRS for several news outlets.
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Democrats flipped six Republican Senate seats, in North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Kansas, Texas and Iowa, according to Deutsche Welle.
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Deutsche Welle and the BBC report that Democrats have taken control of the Senate.
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CBS News projected that Democrats will win the House, the BBC reports.
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Alaska and Maine Senate races were still toss-ups, the BBC reports.
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House of Representatives votes were still being counted, Deutsche Welle reports.
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Republicans held the majority in both chambers of Congress before election night.
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NPR published demographic breakdowns of the vote from a poll of tens of thousands of voters conducted by SSRS for several news outlets.
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All three outlets cover the 2026 midterm vote, with the House count still under way. The center outlets focus on Democratic gains in the Senate and a projected House win, while NPR presents demographic charts from a poll of tens of thousands of voters.
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NPR's headline offers charts of how demographic groups voted and states no result, framing the midterms through who voted for whom.
Here's how some key demographic groups voted in the midterms
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Center headlines report the vote as it comes in: Deutsche Welle leads with Democrats winning crucial seats, while the BBC offers a neutral maps-and-charts overview.
US midterm election results: Democrats win crucial seats. Here's what else the data tells us
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North Carolina was a likely pick-up but South Carolina was a huge shock and Kansas has not returned a Democratic senator since 1932.
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- Polling by SSRS for several news outlets
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Here's how some key demographic groups voted in the midterms
These charts show how various demographic groups voted in the midterm election. The data comes from a poll of tens of thousands of voters, conducted by the firm SSRS for a number of news outlets.
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- Democratic gains in the Senate
- House count still in progress
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US midterm election results: Democrats flip House and Senate. Here's what else the data tells us
Democrats have won the majority in both House and Senate. Vote counts are still ongoing. DW takes a look at who voted Republican, who voted Democrat and what it all means.
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How America voted in maps and charts
See the maps and charts that show how America voted in the US midterm elections.
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4 hr 34 min later
Its first report, Nov 4, 12:43 AM EST
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Deutsche Welle, Nov 3, 8:10 PM EST
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- Deutsche WelleCenterNov 3, 8:10 PM EST
- BBC NewsCenterNov 3, 11:47 PM EST
- NPRLeftNov 4, 12:43 AM EST
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