Deb Haaland

Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeats incumbent Greg Abbott to become Texas governor, while former teacher James Talarico wins the U.S. Senate seat. In Ohio, Democrat Amy Acton beats Republican billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy, and in Iowa, Rob Sand secures the governorship for Democrats. The victories mark the first Democratic win in a Texas statewide office since 1994 and the first Democratic governor in Texas since 1990.

Democrats have taken majorities in both the House and the Senate in the US midterm elections, ending Republican control of Congress. Reports describe the results as a rebuke of former President Donald Trump's policies, and the vote count continued in some parts of the country. In Texas, James Talarico won an open Senate seat and Gina Hinojosa won the governorship for Democrats. In Kansas, a Democrat won a Senate seat for the first time in nearly a century. President Trump said the war in Iran was worth it despite the losses.

The Democratic Party now holds 54 seats in the Senate and 228 seats in the House, giving it clear control of both chambers. Voters flipped four Senate seats previously held by Republicans, including a win in Texas that made James Talarico the state's first Democratic senator since 1988 and a victory in South Carolina. In Texas, Gina Hinojosa also became the first Latina governor. The Justice Department deployed about 1,000 monitors to polling places nationwide, citing election integrity as a top priority.