Democrats Win Pivotal Midterm Races Across Several States
CBS News listed pivotal Democratic wins in Texas, South Carolina, Georgia and Michigan, while The Guardian described a congressional landslide.
Democrats won pivotal races in Texas, South Carolina, Georgia, Michigan and elsewhere in the 2026 midterm elections, according to a CBS News report on the biggest Democratic victories. The report, which CBS News published on November 4, is described in its summary as a list of the biggest victories of the 2026 midterms. The summary does not give vote totals, margins or a complete list of races.
The Guardian's editorial board described the results as joy for Democrats and a rout for Republicans, and said voters had delivered a damning verdict on the presidency of Donald Trump through a congressional landslide.
According to The Guardian editorial, the outcome was control of Congress and a Republican wipeout, which the paper called "astounding humiliation" for a president whose political brand is power. The editorial said Democrats had been wary of believing that the blue wave predicted by polls would materialize, and said that wave did arrive, bringing not just victory but a rout.
CBS News frames the results through individual races, while The Guardian frames them as a national outcome. The summaries of both reports do not state how many seats changed hands or which party's leaders responded to the results.
The Guardian summary also ends mid-sentence in its discussion of Donald Trump, so the remainder of that editorial's argument is not available from the summary provided.
Sources: CBS News: The biggest races Democrats won in the midterms; The Guardian: The Guardian view on the US midterms: joy for Democrats, a rout for Republicans and a reprieve for democracy | Editorial.