US Midterms 2026: Red wall crumbles as Democrats make historic gains across Texas, Kansas, Iowa
Democrats captured Senate seats in both states as voters turned against GOP candidates and Trump-backed spending overwhelmed the races.
- On Tuesday, Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican Governor Greg Abbott in Texas, while Democrat Adam Hamilton unseated Republican Senator Roger Marshall in Kansas, ending decades of Republican dominance in both states.
- Voters cited the economy and state of democracy as top issues, with 79% of respondents claiming inflation caused them hardship, driving Democratic gains across traditionally conservative territories.
- In Texas, Hinojosa secured 3,994,529 votes, or 57.1 per cent, against Abbott's 41.7 per cent, while Kansas voters ended a 94-year Democratic Senate drought.
- Democrats are projected to win at least 239 House seats, securing control of Congress, while President Donald Trump admitted to FOX News he was "a little surprised" by the results, conceding his opposition "did a good job."
- President Trump pledged to work with Democrats on "many, many things" while stressing he would make extensive use of his vetoing power, warning "They'll send over things that are insane and I'll veto them.
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'Red wall crumbles': From Talarico to Abdul, how Democrats punctured Trump’s MAGA balloon, explained
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Democrats won the Senate race and the governor’s mansion in Texas on Tuesday, ending a statewide losing streak that stretched back decades. Trump’s unpopularity, an enthusiasm gap and GOP candidate quality all played a part, and analysts say Republicans can no longer take the state’s voters for granted.
AUSTIN.- On Tuesday, the Democrats won a historic victory in Texas, one of the main Republican bastions of the United States, by winning governorship and a seat in the Senate after more than three decades without state victories.The result represents a hard setback for President Donald Trump and opens a new political scenario in a state considered practically impregnable for the Democrats for years.State legislature Gina Hinojosa, 52 years old a…
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