Annie Andrews wins South Carolina US Senate race

Annie Andrews won the South Carolina US Senate race, with NBC News and Fox News both calling it in her favor. Democrats also won control of the Senate from Republicans, changing which party holds the majority in the chamber.

Deadline said MS NOW host Jen Psaki, citing a source, said Senator Susan Collins had conceded her Maine re-election race to Troy Jackson. Major networks had not declared a winner at the time of Psaki’s account.

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DW reported that Democrats also won Senate races in Kansas, Iowa and Ohio, while Abdul El-Sayed won in Michigan. In Kansas, Democrat Adam Hamilton won the Senate seat. DW reported that some congressional races remained too close to call or required longer counting, leaving the full size of the Democratic majorities unsettled. It also reported that President Donald Trump did not dispute the Republican defeat. The next Senate will be sworn in on 3 January 2027, according to DW.

Texas result and Alaska count

In Texas, James Talarico won the Senate race against Ken Paxton by double digits.

Counting continued in Alaska’s close Senate race, where the outcome remained unresolved.