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US midterms: Democrats projected to win in Texas, South Carolina and other red states

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Wed, 4 Nov 2026, 6:35pm
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Voters wait in line to cast their ballot at the Manchaca Road Library on November 03, 2026 in Austin, Texas. After months of campaigning, Americans will decide whether Democrats can upset the GOP stronghold over the U.S. House and Senate as a handful of closely contested races shape the 2026 midterm elections. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

It's a historic midterm election night for the Democrats, with CNN increasingly confident they'll win the Senate in Republican strongholds including Texas and Kansas.

The party's already expected to win the House from the Republicans.

Donald Trump has told the New York Times he is willing to accept the results, and prepared to work with the winners

US pollster and author John Zogby says commentators have already been saying Texas could turn blue.

"Because of the growth of Hispanic voters and increasing numbers of suburban, middle-class from the North, and young people." 

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