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Why it matters: The results were an emphatic rejection of Donald Trump's second term in office
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Here's a rundown of what you need to know about last night's historic GOP beatdown.
Key facts
- More red-state romps: Democrats broke a 94-year losing streak in Kansas, ousted Republicans in Ohio, Iowa and North Carolina, and captured South Carolina for the first time since 1998
- Maria Curi, Hans Nichols, Zachary Basu, Russell Contreras, Andrew Solender and Mike Zapler contributed
- The multiracial, working-class coalition that powered Trump's 2024 comeback fractured spectacularly Tuesday, raising serious questions about the long-term durability of his MAGA movement
- Tuesday's landslide elevated a new generation of Democratic contenders and cast a shadow over Vice President JD Vance's presidential ambitions
Summary
It was a drubbing on a scale that neither side saw coming: Democrats pummeled Republicans across the battleground map and into some of the most MAGA-friendly terrain in the country. The results were an emphatic rejection of Donald Trump's second term in office, and set the stage for two years of corruption investigations and legislative frustration for the lame-duck president. It was clear early in the night that Democrats would flip the Senate. Democrats will have at least 54 Senate seats, and another two, in Alaska and Mississippi, were too close to call early Wednesday.