Dems Sweep the Midterms

GRAND RAPIDS, MI. - The Democrats swept the 2026 midterm elections receiving approximately 3 votes to every 1 Republican vote.

The midterms resulted in exceptional gains for the Democrats across the country with several former Republican strongholds flipping statewide to Democrat hands. This included: Georgia, Texas, Iowa, Kansas. Other notable Republican strongholds sent a Democrat to capitol hill including Mississippi, and North Carolina.

The 2026 midterms returned the strongest nationwide Democrat performance since the 1974 elections.

The 2026 midterms also produced historical wins for the Democrats sending the first black and woman person to Georgia's governor mansion, and the first black woman governor of a U.S. territory with both Keisha Lance-Bottoms and Stacey Plaskett tying for first black women governors of any U.S. state or territory. The Democrats achieved historic wins elsewhere with Gina Hinojosa as the first Hispanic and woman person to Texas's governor's mansion, Deb Haaland as the first native American woman to New Mexico's governor mansion, David Crowley as the first black and man person to Wisconsin's governor mansion, Aaron Ford as the first black and man person to Nevada's governor mansion and Amy Acton as the first woman to Ohio's governor mansion. The Dems also achieved historic wins in the house with the expectation they will appoint Hakeem Jefferies as speaker of the house making him the first black man to hold that position.

The Republicans also achieved significant historic wins in the 2026 midterms by electing the first black man as a Republican governor of any state with Byron Donalds' selection in Florida, and the first woman governor of Tennessee with Marsha Blackburn's election.