294Democrats won.
They made history.

Photo: Executive Office of the President, 2022. Source
First ever.
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Governor of Georgia
First Black woman elected governor of any U.S. state.2

Photo: Conlan Houston, October 22, 2025. CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped for display. Source

Photo: Leoniceno, campaign rally in Newton, Kansas, October 30, 2026. CC0. Cropped for display. Source
First in 94 years.
Adam Hamilton
U.S. Senate, Kansas
Kansas had not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932.4

Photo: Jay Godwin, LBJ Library, 2017. Source

Photo: Antonioaesparza, January 13, 2025. CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped for display. Source
First in 33 years.
James Talarico
U.S. Senate, Texas
First Democrat to represent Texas in the Senate since 1993.3

Photo: Myselfsour2724, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: LaShawnda Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Rob Sand for Governor, CC0.
55seats taken back.
12 Senate and governor seats. 43 House seats.1
James TalaricoSenate, Texas3
Gina HinojosaGovernor, Texas5
Adam HamiltonSenate, Kansas4
Keisha Lance BottomsGovernor, Georgia2
Amy ActonGovernor, Ohio7
Sherrod BrownSenate, Ohio3
Rob SandGovernor, Iowa8
Roy CooperSenate, North Carolina3
Troy JacksonSenate, Maine3
Annie AndrewsSenate, South Carolina9
Aaron FordGovernor, Nevada10
Amish Shah, Arizona
JoAnna Mendoza, Arizona
Mike McGuire, California
Richard Pan, California
Randy Villegas, California
Marni von Wilpert, California
Manny Rutinel, Colorado
Zach Dembo, Kentucky
Fred Wellman, Missouri
Sam Forstag, Montana
Denise Powell, Nebraska
Cait Conley, New York
Richard Ojeda, North Carolina
Brian Poindexter, Ohio
Paige Cognetti, Pennsylvania
Janelle Stelson, Pennsylvania
Nancy Lacore, South Carolina
Katy Padilla Stout, Texas
Ben McAdams, Utah
Elaine Luria, Virginia
Rebecca Cooke, Wisconsin
23 more are in the full list. See all 55 by name
All 294, state by state.
Alabama2 winners
Arizona6 winners
California47 winners
Xavier BecerraGovernor12
Mike McGuireDistrict 1Flipped
Jared HuffmanDistrict 2
Ami BeraDistrict 3
Richard PanDistrict 6Flipped
John GaramendiDistrict 8
Josh HarderDistrict 9
Mark DeSaulnierDistrict 10
Scott WienerDistrict 11
Lateefah SimonDistrict 12
Adam GrayDistrict 13
Aisha WahabDistrict 14
Kevin MullinDistrict 15
Sam LiccardoDistrict 16
Ro KhannaDistrict 17
Zoe LofgrenDistrict 18
Jimmy PanettaDistrict 19
Jim CostaDistrict 21
Randy VillegasDistrict 22Flipped
Salud CarbajalDistrict 24
Raul RuizDistrict 25
Jacqui IrwinDistrict 26
George WhitesidesDistrict 27
Judy ChuDistrict 28
Luz RivasDistrict 29
Laura FriedmanDistrict 30
Gil CisnerosDistrict 31
Brad ShermanDistrict 32
Pete AguilarDistrict 33
Norma TorresDistrict 35
Ted LieuDistrict 36
Sydney Kamlager-DoveDistrict 37
Hilda SolisDistrict 38
Mark TakanoDistrict 39
Linda SánchezDistrict 41
Robert GarciaDistrict 42
Maxine WatersDistrict 43
Nanette BarraganDistrict 44
Derek TranDistrict 45
Lou CorreaDistrict 46
Dave MinDistrict 47
Marni von WilpertDistrict 48Flipped
Mike LevinDistrict 49
Scott PetersDistrict 50
Sara JacobsDistrict 51
Juan VargasDistrict 52
- Angela Gonzales-TorresDistrict 34
Colorado8 winners
Connecticut6 winners
Delaware2 winners
Florida7 winners
Georgia7 winners
Hawaii3 winners
Illinois16 winners
JB PritzkerGovernor18
Juliana StrattonSenate19
Jonathan JacksonDistrict 1
Donna MillerDistrict 2
Delia RamirezDistrict 3
Patty GarciaDistrict 4
Mike QuigleyDistrict 5
Sean CastenDistrict 6
La Shawn FordDistrict 7
Melissa BeanDistrict 8
Daniel BissDistrict 9
Brad SchneiderDistrict 10
Bill FosterDistrict 11
Nikki BudzinskiDistrict 13
Lauren UnderwoodDistrict 14
Eric SorensenDistrict 17
Indiana3 winners
- J.D. FordDistrict 5, flipped
Iowa5 winners
- Josh TurekSenate, flipped3
- Christina BohannanDistrict 1, flipped
- Lindsay JamesDistrict 2, flipped
- Sarah Trone GarriottDistrict 3, flipped
Kansas2 winners
Kentucky2 winners
Louisiana1 winners
Maryland8 winners
Massachusetts11 winners
Michigan11 winners
Jocelyn BensonGovernor24
Abdul El-SayedSenate3
Hillary ScholtenDistrict 3
Debbie DingellDistrict 6
Kristen McDonald RivetDistrict 8
Jeremy MossDistrict 11
Rashida TlaibDistrict 12
Donavan McKinneyDistrict 13
- Sean McCannDistrict 4, flipped
- William LawrenceDistrict 7, flipped
- Christina HinesDistrict 10, flipped
Minnesota6 winners
Mississippi1 winners
Montana1 winners
Nebraska1 winners
Nevada5 winners
New Hampshire3 winners
New Jersey12 winners
New Mexico5 winners
New York21 winners
Kathy HochulGovernor29
Thomas SuozziDistrict 3
Laura GillenDistrict 4
Gregory MeeksDistrict 5
Grace MengDistrict 6
Claire ValdezDistrict 7
Hakeem JeffriesDistrict 8
Yvette ClarkeDistrict 9
Brad LanderDistrict 10
Micah LasherDistrict 12
Alexandria Ocasio-CortezDistrict 14
Ritchie TorresDistrict 15
George LatimerDistrict 16
Cait ConleyDistrict 17Flipped
Pat RyanDistrict 18
Josh RileyDistrict 19
Paul TonkoDistrict 20
John MannionDistrict 22
Joseph MorelleDistrict 25
Timothy KennedyDistrict 26
- Darializa Avila ChevalierDistrict 13
North Carolina10 winners
Roy CooperSenateFlipped3
Don DavisDistrict 1
Deborah RossDistrict 2
Valerie FousheeDistrict 4
Richard OjedaDistrict 9Flipped
Alma AdamsDistrict 12
- Cyril JeffersonDistrict 6, flipped
- Jamie AgerDistrict 11, flipped
- Paul BarringerDistrict 13, flipped
- Lakesha WomackDistrict 14, flipped
Ohio10 winners
Oregon7 winners
Pennsylvania12 winners
Josh ShapiroGovernor32
Brendan BoyleDistrict 2
Chris RabbDistrict 3
Madeleine DeanDistrict 4
Mary Gay ScanlonDistrict 5
Chrissy HoulahanDistrict 6
Paige CognettiDistrict 8Flipped
Janelle StelsonDistrict 10Flipped
Summer LeeDistrict 12
Chris DeluzioDistrict 17
- Bob HarvieDistrict 1, flipped
- Bob BrooksDistrict 7, flipped
Rhode Island4 winners
South Carolina3 winners
Texas16 winners
Gina HinojosaGovernorFlipped5
James TalaricoSenateFlipped3
Lizzie FletcherDistrict 7
Veronica EscobarDistrict 16
Christian MenefeeDistrict 18
Joaquin CastroDistrict 20
Katy Padilla StoutDistrict 23Flipped
Henry CuellarDistrict 28
Sylvia GarciaDistrict 29
Frederick HaynesDistrict 30
Colin AllredDistrict 33
Vicente GonzalezDistrict 34
Johnny GarciaDistrict 35
Greg CasarDistrict 37
- Leticia GutierrezDistrict 9
- Bobby PulidoDistrict 15, flipped
Utah1 winners
Vermont1 winners
Virginia9 winners
Washington8 winners
Wisconsin5 winners
House results: NBC News Decision Desk.1
They won. Now help them deliver.
Photo credits
- Abdul El-Sayed: Conlan Houston, October 22, 2025. CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped for display
- Adam Hamilton: Leoniceno, campaign rally in Newton, Kansas, October 30, 2026. CC0. Cropped for display
- Adrian Boafo: Maryland GovPics (Joe Andrucyk), CC BY 2.0
- Amish Shah: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Amy Acton: Myselfsour2724, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Annie Andrews: York County Democratic Party, CC BY 4.0
- Brad Lander: Tessa Bury, CC BY 4.0
- Brian Poindexter: KJohnNR, CC BY 4.0
- Chris Rabb: Morgan.rice.bassline.design, CC BY 4.0
- Claire Valdez: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, CC BY 4.0
- Daniel Biss: Paul Goyette, CC BY 4.0
- David Crowley: LaShawnda Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fred Wellman: Frederic Poag, CC BY 4.0
- Frederick Haynes: Calvary Baptist Church Jamaica, NY, CC BY 3.0
- Gina Hinojosa: Jay Godwin, LBJ Library, 2017
- Hannah Pingree: Hannah Pingree for Governor, CC BY 4.0
- Helena Foulkes: Digitas Photos, CC BY 2.0
- Jacqui Irwin: California National Guard, CC BY 2.0
- James Talarico: Antonioaesparza, January 13, 2025. CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped for display
- Janelle Stelson: James Newton, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jeremy Moss: Anmanwell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jocelyn Benson: JFM Photo 73, CC BY 4.0
- Keisha Lance Bottoms: Executive Office of the President, 2022
- La Shawn Ford: U.S. Department of Education, CC BY 2.0
- Luke Bronin: MJL, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Manny Rutinel: Andybosselman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Matt Little: Travellers & Tinkers, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Melat Kiros: Andra Turner, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oliver Gilbert: DeveryR7, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paige Cognetti: US Department of Labor, CC BY 2.0
- Randy Villegas: Maremoto Fund, CC BY 4.0
- Rebecca Cooke: UpNorthNews, CC BY 4.0
- Richard Ojeda: Richard Ojeda campaign, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Roy Cooper: NetwonsBucket, CC BY-SA 4.0
Official congressional portraits are in the public domain.
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