What the 2026 california governor election results do—and don’t—tell us

Democrats poised to take Congress

CNN projected Democrats would take control of the Senate. The article says control of both chambers would give Democrats full control of Congress.

Notable races bring upsets

James Talarico won the Texas Senate race in what the article describes as a major midterm upset. In Ohio, Amy Acton was elected governor despite a controversial attack ad campaign that used her mother.

Senator Jon Ossoff won his race in Georgia. Democrat Donavan McKinney also won election to the U.S. House in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District, while Greg Landsman won reelection in Ohio’s 1st Congressional District.

Trump disputes the outlook

Trump said Republicans would have won “by a landslide” if he had been on the ballot. The article notes that widespread polling suggested otherwise. Millions of voters went to the polls to judge Trump’s second presidency, while midterm results were still being reported.

California result not reported

Despite the headline’s reference to California’s 2026 governor election results, the article does not give a California race result or identify candidates in that contest. The results discussed instead concern congressional races and contests in Texas, Ohio, Georgia and Michigan.