# Democrats have flipped over 40 House seats. Here's the breakdown.

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4 outlets covering · First listed: CBS News, Nov 12, 2026, 2:01 PM · Read it: <https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-districts-flipped-2026-midterm-elections/>

Democrats won control of the House on Tuesday by flipping more than three dozen Republican-held seats, picking up perennial swing districts and seats that were once considered deep red.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 11, 2026, 5:05 PM: [Democrat Colom flips Mississippi Senate seat](<https://abcnews.com/Politics/democrat-colom-mississippis-black-senator-100-years-ap/story?id=137984057>) — ABC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  Democrat Scott Colom will win the election for U.S. Senate in Mississippi, The Associated Press projects.
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:04 PM: [Former Navy JAG who flipped Kentucky House seat: ‘Premature’ to discuss Hegseth impeachment](<https://thehill.com/the-120/6214824-dembo-hegseth-impeachment-vote/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center)
  Rep.-elect Zach Dembo (D-Ky.) said Wednesday it would be “premature” to discuss Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s impeachment following a failed House vote to oust the head of the Pentagon. “Look, I just got elected a week ago. I don’t even have an office yet. I’ll tell you, I did not come here with the goal…
- Nov 12, 2026, 1:49 PM: [Paul LePage, Ex-Governor of Maine, Flips House Seat to Republicans](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/sports/paul-lepage-maine-house-race.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  Paul LePage defeated a progressive Democrat, Matt Dunlap, in the state’s rural Second Congressional District.
- Nov 12, 2026, 2:01 PM: [Democrats have flipped over 40 House seats. Here's the breakdown.](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-districts-flipped-2026-midterm-elections/>) — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  Democrats won control of the House on Tuesday by flipping more than three dozen Republican-held seats, picking up perennial swing districts and seats that were once considered deep red.