Democrats flip seven Senate seats, including Texas
Democrats flipped at least seven Republican-held Senate seats, among them Texas, where James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton, to win control of the chamber.
Democrats won control of the Senate on Tuesday by flipping at least seven seats that Republicans had held, in a mix of battleground states and places that have voted Republican for decades.
The party picked up seats in Iowa, Kansas, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas. It is the first time in decades that Texas, Kansas and South Carolina have elected Democratic senators. Democrats also held on to seats in Georgia and Michigan that Republicans had hoped to win.
The most closely watched win came in Texas, where state Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat, defeated Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton. No Democrat had won a statewide race in Texas in more than 30 years. The contest was one of the most expensive Senate races in U.S. history, with billionaire Elon Musk spending heavily to support Paxton.
Trump had thrown his support behind several of the Republican candidates who lost, including Paxton.
The Senate had been split 53 to 47 in Republicans' favor before the election. With the Senate and the House in Democratic hands, Trump's nominees for judgeships and top government posts will now need support from the other party to be confirmed.
This summary is original reporting by tehworldnews, written after checking the facts against several major international news outlets and official statements.