US midterm elections 2026 live: Democrats pick up more wins as vote counting in tight races continues and Republican blame game begins

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Key context: <p>Florida governor Ron DeSantis called Democratic wins in the midterms ‘close to an extinction-level event for Republicans’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/nov/03/midterm-elections-full-results-senate-house-governor-races">Live results</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/nov/04/midterm-election-results-maps-guide">Republican losses mapped</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/tell-us-how-do-you-feel-about-the-us-midterm-election-results">Tell us: how do you feel about the midterm results?</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for Breaking News US email</a></p></li></ul><p>Wall Street surged at the open, after Democrats scored historic victories in midterm elections and secured control of US Congress.</p><p>The Dow Jones rose 2%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the benchmark S&amp;P 500 both gained more than 1%. That’s quite a reversal: Overnight, stock futures fell sharply as investors worried about the prospect of tougher regulation of the AI sector and the impact on economic growth.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/04/midterm-elections-results-senate-house-michigan-maine-mississippi-latest-updates">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.