US midterm results: Democrats win Congress, Mississippi and Alaska Senate races still open

The US midterm results gave Democrats control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate after the 3 November 2026 election, PBS reported. In the latest counts we reviewed, from 6 and 7 November, two Senate races, in Mississippi and Alaska, were still too close to call, and 25 House contests were undecided. The count is not over.

Where the US midterm results stand

Democrats had won 253 House seats against 157 for Republicans, with 25 races undecided, according to a Democracy Now report dated 6 November. In the Senate, CBS News counted at least 54 Democratic seats on 4 November. Democracy Now said the caucus would reach 56 if the party wins both Alaska and Mississippi.

Key numbers

• 253 to 157: House seats won by Democrats and Republicans, with 25 undecided, as of 6 November.
• About 2,500: Democrat Scott Colom’s lead over Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi on 7 November, with 97% of votes counted, Action News 5 reported.
• Just over 600: Democrat Mary Peltola’s lead over Senator Dan Sullivan in Alaska on 6 November, with about a quarter of ballots left to count.
• 13 November: the deadline for Mississippi to certify its remaining ballots.

What leaders said after the vote

President Donald Trump wrote that “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!” and said he would accept the results, PBS reported. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called the outcome a “generational remake of the Senate map.” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said “the American people are crying out for transformational change,” and has set out a 100-day agenda focused on living costs and oversight of the administration.

In Mississippi, Hyde-Smith said, “We are not backing down. This election is not over,” while Colom said, “We got an army of lawyers,” according to Action News 5. A Hinds County election official asked voters to be patient while provisional and absentee ballots are checked.

What changes in Washington

CBS News reported that House Speaker Mike Johnson will not seek another term as Republican leader and that Democrats plan investigations led by Representative Robert Garcia, who will chair the House Oversight Committee. PBS noted that Jeffries would become the first Black Speaker if his party takes the House. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked about the Republican losses at the G7 foreign ministers meeting in Paris and said a division of power is not uncommon.

What happens next

Mississippi has until 13 November to certify its count, and Alaska’s count is continuing, so the final size of the Senate majority may not be settled this week. More in our World coverage and our report on the Bank of England rate rise. Background is also on our pages for the US Congress, Mississippi and Alaska.