Democrats score major election night wins across the Midwest

NPR | By Clay Masters,

Michel Martin

Published November 4, 2026 at 2:51 AM MST

Democrats made significant gains across the Midwest, with Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed winning a high-stakes race in Michigan and Kansas flipping blue for the first time in almost a century.

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