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CBS News exit polls show how Democrats won in the 2026 midterm elections

November 4, 2026 / 10:01 AM EST / CBS News

By Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus

Note: Poll percentages may have updated since this was published.

Economic issues helped propel President Trump to victory in 2024, and those same issues dragged down his party in 2026.

Fueled in part by economic frustration, parts of the Democratic coalition that Mr. Trump made inroads with in 2024 swung back toward Democrats this year.

Persistent negative views of the economy turned against the party in power. Those who said the economy was bad voted for Democrats for the House, according to CBS News exit polls.

This was the second straight election most voters told us inflation was a hardship for them, and more said their finances are worse now compared to two years ago — these voters backed Democrats over the Republicans for the House.

This election was clearly a referendum on Mr. Trump and largely a rejection of his policies.

Nationally, most said his tariffs hurt the economy, his administration’s immigration efforts went too far and the decision to take military action was the wrong one.

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Groups coming back to the Democrats

In 2024, Mr. Trump made gains nationally with young voters, Latinos and women, but majorities of all these groups backed Democrats for the House this year. Democrats’ margins with women were similar to what they were in 2018 when Democrats won control of the House during the president’s first term.

And majorities of each of these key groups said the cost of living was crucial in their vote.

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Democrats made inroads with Republican-leaning groups

Historically, men have generally backed Republicans in both presidential and midterm elections, but they largely split their votes this year.

Mr. Trump won men by double digits in 2024. Today, most disapprove of the job he is doing, and those who do backed Democrats.

White women historically mostly vote Republican, but they narrowly backed Democrats in this election, according to exit polls.

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The national electorate was slightly more Democratic than the most recent two elections, which helped Democrats. But their lead with independents was critical in putting them over the top.

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This electorate was a pessimistic one — unhappy about the state of the country and the economy and not very hopeful for the next generation.

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So the Democrats may have their work cut out for them.

Just over half of voters had an unfavorable view of the party. Voters did give the Democrats an edge over Republicans on the economy, so they likely expect results.

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Joe Williams contributed to this report.

_The CBS News exit poll interviewed thousands of voters across the country at polling locations on Election Day and in the weeks leading up to Election Day. This is how the_voter polling was conducted.

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【美国中期选举】约翰逊称不寻求连任众议院共和党领袖

发布/2026年11月4日 23:38

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美国众议院议长约翰逊（Mike Johnson）星期三（11月4日）称，他不会竞选众议院共和党领袖。 （路透社）

美国众议院议长约翰逊称，他不会竞选众议院共和党领袖。

《纽约时报》报道，约翰逊（Mike Johnson）星期三（11月4日）早上的电话会议上告诉共和党工作人员，他不会竞选众议院共和党领袖。

据一名知情人士透露，会议以少数派的身份召开。

此前不久，俄亥俄州共和党籍众议院司法委员会主席乔丹（Jim Jordan）宣布，将竞选明年的众议院少数党领袖。

约翰逊的政治生涯可谓迅速崛起。2023年10月，在加利福尼亚州共和党籍前众议院议长麦卡锡（Kevin McCarthy）遭罢免后，原本名不见经传的约翰逊脱颖而出，当选议长。

【美国中期选举】约翰逊称不寻求连任众议院共和党领袖

2026年11月4日 23:38 / 早报

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美国众议院议长约翰逊（Mike Johnson）星期三（11月4日）称，他不会竞选众议院共和党领袖。 （路透社）

美国众议院议长约翰逊称，他不会竞选众议院共和党领袖。

《纽约时报》报道，约翰逊（Mike Johnson）星期三（11月4日）早上的电话会议上告诉共和党工作人员，他不会竞选众议院共和党领袖。

据一名知情人士透露，会议以少数派的身份召开。

此前不久，俄亥俄州共和党籍众议院司法委员会主席乔丹（Jim Jordan）宣布，将竞选明年的众议院少数党领袖。

约翰逊的政治生涯可谓迅速崛起。2023年10月，在加利福尼亚州共和党籍前众议院议长麦卡锡（Kevin McCarthy）遭罢免后，原本名不见经传的约翰逊脱颖而出，当选议长。

【美国中期选举】逾100名民主党女性当选众议员 创纪录

发布/2026年11月4日 23:43

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民主党女性党团（Democratic Women’s Caucus）说，这是该党团首次在众议院拥有超过100名成员。 （彭博社）

根据民主党女性党团的数据，已有超过100名民主党女性当选众议员。

美国全国广播电台（CBS）报道，民主党女性党团（Democratic Women’s Caucus）说，这是该党团首次在众议院拥有超过100名成员。在星期二（11月3日）的中期选举前，众议院共有97名民主党籍女性议员。

新墨西哥州民主党籍众议员、民主党女性党团主席费尔南德斯（Teresa Leger Fernandez）在声明中说：“数以百万计的女性走进投票站，为所有女性和女孩争取更美好的未来。她们的医疗保健、托儿服务，甚至投票权都面临威胁。（美国总统）特朗普政府鲁莽的施政方式，以及共和党的极端议程，让女性承受最沉重的代价。她们在星期二（的中期选举）明确表明自己受够了。”

Mississippi Senate midterm race unresolved with surprisingly competitive challenge by Democrat

November 4, 2026 / 10:02 AM EST / CBS News

Washington — The Senate midterm race in deep-red Mississippi remains unresolved Wednesday morning, with Democrat Scott Colom mounting a surprisingly competitive challenge to incumbent GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

With 96% of the vote in, just a few dozen votes separated the candidates, a stunningly close result in the Magnolia State.

Hyde-Smith, 67, has been in the Senate since 2018 and is seeking reelection. But Colom, a district attorney, launched a formidable challenge, and could deliver Democrats yet another victory.

Democrats saw a slew of wins in Senate races Tuesday night, including in states that President Trump won by double digits in the 2024 elections. With more than four flips of GOP-held seats, Democrats secured enough seats to take control of the chamber in the new year. If Colom manages to pull off a victory, he would add to their majority.

Colom, 43, is a seventh-generation Mississippian who campaigned on cost of living and health care issues. Democrats began investing in the race in recent weeks, seeing an opportunity for a pickup. But the possible outcome still appeared exceedingly unlikely heading into Election Day.

Mr. Trump won Mississippi by 20 points in 2024, and the state hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1982.

Speaking to supporters in the wee hours of the morning on Wednesday, Colom said, “The results are all trending in our direction.”

“We are trending in counties that people thought we had no chance to compete in,” Colom said. “And we’re winning them.”

The unresolved race in Mississippi comes as Alaska’s Senate race is also outstanding, leaving the size of Democrats’ majority up in the air.

Speaker Mike Johnson won’t seek another term as House GOP leader after midterm losses

November 4, 2026 / 10:16 AM EST / CBS News

Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson told staffers that he will not run for minority leader in the new Congress, according to a source familiar with the matter, stepping aside after the GOP’s extensive losses in the midterm elections.

Johnson made the announcement on a call Wednesday morning, the source said. CBS News projected that Democrats will take control of the House in January.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and House Judiciary chairman Jim Jordan are considered likely candidates for the role.

House Republicans plan to hold their leadership elections on Nov. 10, one week after Election Day, according to a GOP aide familiar with the planning.

Johnson recently told CBS News that he intended to remain as the party’s leader if Republicans lost control of the House.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

【美国中期选举】众院民主党领袖有信心重夺众院控制权

发布/2026年11月4日 23:58

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众议院民主党领袖杰弗里斯（Hakeem Jeffries）有望成为美国众议院史上首名黑人议长。 （路透社）

有望出任美国众议院议长的民主党籍杰弗里斯对民主党在国会选举中取得“惊人胜利”感到振奋，并指出生活费高昂是这次中期选举的核心议题。

法新社报道，杰弗里斯（Hakeem Jeffries）星期三（11月4日）接受自由派新闻频道MS Now访问时说，选举结果反映选民对美国总统特朗普及“让美国再次伟大”（Make America Great Again，简称MAGA）运动的否定。

现年56岁的杰弗里斯是众议院少数党领袖，预计将在明年1月新一届国会开议时，成为首名领导众议院的黑人。他在访问中被主持人斯卡伯勒（Joe Scarborough）问及，是否曾想过民主党能在众议院435个议席中赢得250席。虽然这一数字尚未获得确认，但目前看来并非不可能。

杰弗里斯回答说：“我们有信心能够重新夺回众议院控制权，也相信有机会在特朗普的势力范围内赢得大量议席。”

不过，他说：“250席，甚至可能是255席，这个数字确实令人震惊。”

这名来自纽约布鲁克林的民主党人说，民主党不会把重点放在报复上，而是会兑现降低食品杂货、汽油、住房和医疗保健费用的承诺。

杰弗里斯于2023年接替佩洛西（Nancy Pelosi），出任众议院少数党领袖。他说：“美国人民不希望我们以牙还牙，而是希望我们为他们办实事，因为生活费实在太高。我们以降低生活费为竞选纲领，也凭借这一议题赢得选举。现在我们的责任就是以降低生活费为施政重点。”

特朗普已威胁动用总统否决权，因此即使民主党同时掌控众议院和参议院，仍有人质疑民主党能取得多大成果。

杰弗里斯提到，民主党提出的住房可负担法案今年7月在国会两院获得跨党派大比数通过。他认为，这项法案“有助于为下一届国会采取实际措施、降低高昂生活费奠定基础”。

特朗普拒绝签署这项法案，称它“乏善可陈”且“无关紧要”。不过，在宪法规定的10天期限届满后，法案未获总统签署仍自动生效。

杰弗里斯也把燃料和化肥成本上涨归咎于特朗普在伊朗发动鲁莽且代价高昂的战争，并指出成本上涨最终转嫁到食品杂货及其他商品价格上。

他说：“在新一届国会就任之前，总统尽早结束伊朗战争非常重要。”

针对特朗普总统任期内涉及财务不当行为的多项指控，包括加密货币投资项目和内幕交易等，杰弗里斯警告：“腐败是要付出代价的。”

他说：“在追究责任方面，我们有责任查明事实、依法办事、以宪法为准绳，让结果顺其自然，并确保违法者受到应有的追究。”

【美国中期选举】众院民主党领袖有信心重夺众院控制权

发布/2026年11月4日 23:58

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众议院民主党领袖杰弗里斯（Hakeem Jeffries）有望成为美国众议院史上首名黑人议长。 （路透社）

有望出任美国众议院议长的民主党籍杰弗里斯对民主党在国会选举中取得“惊人胜利”感到振奋，并指出生活费高昂是这次中期选举的核心议题。

法新社报道，杰弗里斯（Hakeem Jeffries）星期三（11月4日）接受自由派新闻频道MS Now访问时说，选举结果反映选民对美国总统特朗普及“让美国再次伟大”（Make America Great Again，简称MAGA）运动的否定。

现年56岁的杰弗里斯是众议院少数党领袖，预计将在明年1月新一届国会开议时，成为首名领导众议院的黑人。他在访问中被主持人斯卡伯勒（Joe Scarborough）问及，是否曾想过民主党能在众议院435个议席中赢得250席。虽然这一数字尚未获得确认，但目前看来并非不可能。

杰弗里斯回答说：“我们有信心能够重新夺回众议院控制权，也相信有机会在特朗普的势力范围内赢得大量议席。”

不过，他说：“250席，甚至可能是255席，这个数字确实令人震惊。”

这名来自纽约布鲁克林的民主党人说，民主党不会把重点放在报复上，而是会兑现降低食品杂货、汽油、住房和医疗保健费用的承诺。

杰弗里斯于2023年接替佩洛西（Nancy Pelosi），出任众议院少数党领袖。他说：“美国人民不希望我们以牙还牙，而是希望我们为他们办实事，因为生活费实在太高。我们以降低生活费为竞选纲领，也凭借这一议题赢得选举。现在我们的责任就是以降低生活费为施政重点。”

特朗普已威胁动用总统否决权，因此即使民主党同时掌控众议院和参议院，仍有人质疑民主党能取得多大成果。

杰弗里斯提到，民主党提出的住房可负担法案今年7月在国会两院获得跨党派大比数通过。他认为，这项法案“有助于为下一届国会采取实际措施、降低高昂生活费奠定基础”。

特朗普拒绝签署这项法案，称它“乏善可陈”且“无关紧要”。不过，在宪法规定的10天期限届满后，法案未获总统签署仍自动生效。

杰弗里斯也把燃料和化肥成本上涨归咎于特朗普在伊朗发动鲁莽且代价高昂的战争，并指出成本上涨最终转嫁到食品杂货及其他商品价格上。

他说：“在新一届国会就任之前，总统尽早结束伊朗战争非常重要。”

针对特朗普总统任期内涉及财务不当行为的多项指控，包括加密货币投资项目和内幕交易等，杰弗里斯警告：“腐败是要付出代价的。”

他说：“在追究责任方面，我们有责任查明事实、依法办事、以宪法为准绳，让结果顺其自然，并确保违法者受到应有的追究。”

Jeffries tells Wolf Blitzer Democrats will work to end the Iran war as one of their main priorities

By Margaret Dawson, CNN | Updated 10:40 AM EST, Wed November 4, 2026

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that voters sent a “clear and direct repudiation of MAGA extremism” after Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate. Jeffries said that Democrats will work to end the Iran war as one of their main priorities.

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Alaska Senate race unresolved as candidates expect weekslong ballot-counting process

By Kaia Hubbard

November 4, 2026 / 10:32 AM EST / CBS News

Washington — The Senate race in Alaska remains unresolved Wednesday, as a contest that has garnered widespread attention over thetwo candidates named Dan Sullivanfaces a lengthy ballot-counting process.

Incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola are facing off in the race, which also has two other candidates on the ballot: an independent candidate and retired teacher Daniel J. Sullivan, and another Republican, Gerald Heikes.

With around three-quarters of the vote in as of Wednesday morning, the race remains a toss-up, according to CBS News estimates.

The count in Alaska could stretch on. Alaska has a ranked-choice voting system, which allows voters to rank as many or as few candidates as they’d like in order of preference. If no candidate secures support from more than 50% of voters as their top choice, the count goes to a second round.

The ranked-choice tabulation doesn’t occur until the last counting of ballots 15 days after Election Day, meaning the process could drag on for weeks if one candidate does not secure more than 50% of first-place support on the ballot.

The results in Alaska will come after Democrats already secured enough seats to take control of the Senate, winning in several states that President Trump won by double digits in 2024. Alaska could either add to the Democrats’ majority, or deliver some relief to Republicans by blunting additional Democratic gains. One other Senate contest, the Mississippi race, also remained unresolved Wednesday morning.

Speaking to reporters early Wednesday morning, Peltola said, “The results are not going to be fast.”

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“But Alaskans are patient,” she said. “We just want to make sure the folks [in] the Lower 48 know it won’t be hours, it won’t be days, it will be weeks.”

Sen. Sullivan likewise emphasized to supporters, “We’re going to have a long night,” adding, “We’re probably going to have some long weeks.”