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US midterm elections 2026 live: Democrats exceed 250 House seats as blue wave sweeping Congress grows

The districts are very different, but they all explain how the Democrats won so big.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 3 sources•1 min read•Updated November 6, 2026, 5:32 AM UTC

In the next Congress, physicians who are Democrats made significant gains.

Historically, most physicians who served in the House or Senate have been Republicans.

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