Who voted, which seats flipped and who made history? A look at the numbers behind the 2026 US midterm elections.


Senior Data Journalist
Who voted, which seats flipped and who made history? A look at the numbers behind the 2026 US midterm elections.

Minute-by-minute, state-by-state breakdown of the US midterm election results for House, Senate and governor races.
Only twice in the past 20 midterms has the president’s party gained House seats. Polls suggest 2026 won’t be the third.

Three weeks into the siege of Yemen’s third-largest city, prices have doubled, and families are down to the basics.

On November 3, Americans decide which party controls the US Congress for the second half of Donald Trump’s presidency.

Karachi’s last two African elephants remain in captivity. Their sisters are already dead. Will they survive?
![October 10, 2026 - Karachi, Pakistan - Welfare Check on elephant Madhubala at the new enclosure in Karachi Safari Park, Pakistan [Courtesy Four Paws]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/VIER-PFOTEN_2026-10-13_00234-1792664877.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
A decade of war has shifted Yemen’s front lines, but the Houthis still hold Sanaa, and no side controls the country.

Protesters across Europe have hit the streets amid anger over the cost of living.

Official data shows tens of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers have been sent to countries they have no ties to.

At least 746 people from 52 countries have been to space, from career astronauts to paying tourists.
![This image provided by NASA shows a view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from the Orion spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. [NASA/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AP26093511396128-1-1791126253.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)