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'Wild cards': Could the Democrats flip the seats needed for the House?

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Wed, 4 Nov 2026, 3:57pm
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People take part in early voting in the Midterm Elections at a polling center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, on October 24, 2026. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images) Mid terms in the US - voters at the ballot. Photo/Getty

A blue wave's potentially shaping up in the US midterms, with new projections claiming Democrats have flipped the seats needed to take the House from the Republicans.

The Party's Congress wins include Kentucky, Colorado and Pennsylvania.

They need to flip four seats to take the Senate from Republicans, with CNN projecting they've already taken North Carolina.

US correspondent Ira Spitzer joined the Afternoons team to recap what's been revealed so far.

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