Jon Ossoff

Early counts show Democrats have secured Senate victories in South Carolina and North Carolina, giving them two of the four seats needed for a majority, while also capturing a Republican‑held House seat in North Carolina and showing potential to win additional conservative districts. The party leads in several battleground polls and requires a net gain of four House seats to take control, as Republicans retain a narrow House majority of 218 seats.

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor, won Georgia's governor race on 3 Nov, defeating Republican businessman Rick Jackson, according to Associated Press and US media projections. She becomes the first Black woman elected governor of any US state and the first Democrat to win the post since 1998. Bottoms, 56, succeeds Republican Governor Brian Kemp, who is leaving office after two terms because of term limits. Jackson, a billionaire healthcare executive, spent more than 200 million US dollars of his own money on the campaign.

Incumbent Democrat Jon Ossoff defeats Republican Rep. Mike Collins to retain Georgia's Senate seat. He is the only Democratic senator defending a seat in a state that President Trump carried by two points in 2024. Trump endorsed Collins in the primary. Ossoff raised roughly $126 million more than Collins, who received $18 million in outside spending.

Early results show the Democratic Party gaining Senate seats in North Carolina and South Carolina, while incumbent Democrat Jon Ossoff is projected to keep his Georgia seat. The elections on 3 Nov involve all 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats, with Republicans currently holding both chambers. Nearly nine in ten voters cite the cost of living as a major issue, and about two‑thirds blame President Trump for high prices. Roughly three‑quarters express anger or dissatisfaction with the country's direction. The Justice Department has deployed around 1,000 monitors to polling places nationwide.