Midterms brief: Democrats win the House and flip South Carolina

The 2026 midterms in 5 stories, written by Bullerish from published reporting. Every story links to the articles it comes from.

1. Democrats win control of the House, per Decision Desk HQ
Decision Desk HQ projected at 9:09 PM ET that Democrats will take the House majority, with 124 seats called for Democrats and 75 for Republicans as of 9 PM. Republicans went into the election with a 218-214 majority; 218 seats control the chamber.
Sources: NewsNation · NewsNation · NBC News
2. Annie Andrews flips South Carolina's Senate seat for Democrats
Decision Desk HQ called the race for Democrat Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, over Republican Sen. Darline Graham, 51.0% to 46.8% with 86% of the expected vote counted. South Carolina had not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1998.
Sources: NBC News · New York Post · CBS News
3. Cooper flips North Carolina; Ossoff, Pappas and Moody keep their seats
The AP called North Carolina for Democrat Roy Cooper over Republican Michael Whatley. Democrats Jon Ossoff (Georgia) and Chris Pappas (New Hampshire) and Republican Ashley Moody (Florida) won too. Republicans held a 53-47 Senate majority going in.
Sources: Fox News · Fox News · Daily Caller · Daily Caller · NBC News
4. Bottoms flips Georgia's governorship; Donalds keeps Florida for the GOP
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms beat Republican Rick Jackson in Georgia, and Republican Byron Donalds beat Democrat David Jolly in Florida, 50.0% to 48.7%, both called by Decision Desk HQ. Each becomes the first Black governor of their state.
Sources: New York Post · Washington Examiner · Fox News
5. Virginia, Maryland, Ohio and Arkansas voters approve amendments
Per the AP, Virginia approved an abortion rights amendment, Maryland one letting lawmakers redraw congressional maps, Ohio one putting voter ID in its constitution, and Arkansas ones on citizen-only voting and the right to bear arms.
Sources: Daily Caller · PBS NewsHour · NBC News

Where it stands: every Senate race, House ratings, forecasts and live results

Reporting in this brief: NewsNation, NBC News, New York Post, CBS News, Fox News, Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, PBS NewsHour.

1. Democrats win control of the House, per Decision Desk HQ

2. Annie Andrews flips South Carolina's Senate seat for Democrats

3. Cooper flips North Carolina; Ossoff, Pappas and Moody keep their seats

4. Bottoms flips Georgia's governorship; Donalds keeps Florida for the GOP

5. Virginia, Maryland, Ohio and Arkansas voters approve amendments