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Profiles of Democrats and progressives to watch: officeholders, nominees and rising stars. Every fact links to its source.
- James TalaricoTexas
U.S. Senator-elect from Texas; Texas state representative
Won (flip): Talarico 55.1%, Paxton 43.0%
- Abdul El-SayedMichigan
U.S. Senator-elect from Michigan
Won (hold): El-Sayed 52.5%, Rogers 45.5%
- Alexandria Ocasio-CortezNew York
U.S. Representative, New York's 14th District
Won (reelected, fifth term)
- Zohran MamdaniNew York
Mayor of New York City
Not on the 2026 ballot (elected 2025)
- Nithya RamanCalifornia
Los Angeles City Councilmember, District 4; 2026 candidate for mayor
Leading, too close to call: Raman 51.7%, Bass 48.3% (~67% counted, Nov. 4)
- Annie AndrewsSouth Carolina
U.S. Senator-elect from South Carolina
Won (flip): Andrews 51.1%, Graham 46.7%
- Adam HamiltonKansas
U.S. Senator-elect from Kansas; senior pastor, United Methodist Church of the Resurrection
Won (flip): Hamilton 51.0%, Marshall 46.0%
- Josh TurekIowa
U.S. Senator-elect from Iowa; Iowa state representative
Won (flip): Turek 50.5%, Hinson 46.4%
- Troy JacksonMaine
U.S. Senator-elect from Maine; former Maine Senate president
Won (flip): Jackson 53.4%, Collins 46.5%
- Peggy FlanaganMinnesota
U.S. Senator-elect from Minnesota; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Won (hold): Flanagan 53.7%, Tafoya 43.6%
- Chris PappasNew Hampshire
U.S. Senator-elect from New Hampshire; U.S. Representative, NH-1
Won (hold): Pappas 56.0%, Sununu 42.2%
- Juliana StrattonIllinois
U.S. Senator-elect from Illinois; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Won (hold): Stratton 60.8%, Tracy 37.6%
- Sherrod BrownOhio
U.S. Senator-elect from Ohio (special election); former U.S. Senator
Won (flip): Brown 50.0%, Husted 45.2%
- Roy CooperNorth Carolina
U.S. Senator-elect from North Carolina; former Governor of North Carolina
Won (flip): Cooper 58.7%, Whatley 39.1%
- Keisha Lance BottomsGeorgia
Governor-elect of Georgia; former Mayor of Atlanta
Won (flip): Bottoms 54.3%, Jackson 45.7%
- Gina HinojosaTexas
Governor-elect of Texas; Texas state representative
Won (flip): Hinojosa 52.8%, Abbott 45.7%
- Rob SandIowa
Governor-elect of Iowa; Iowa State Auditor
Won (flip): Sand 55.5%, Lahn 44.5%
- Mary PeltolaAlaska
Former U.S. Representative for Alaska; 2026 U.S. Senate candidate
Uncalled: Peltola 48.2%, Sullivan 47.9% (~74.4% counted, Nov. 4)
Coverage
People · Explainer
Lacrosse captain, Rhodes Scholar, Detroit's health chief: 8 things to know about Senator-elect Abdul El-SayedMichigan's new senator is a doctor and epidemiologist who once got a yellow card in an Oxford varsity final.
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AOC cruises to a fifth term, then turns to the big decision: 7 things to knowFrom Bronx bartender to Twitch streamer to party kingmaker, and maybe more.
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Hope beat hate: Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan, becomes first Muslim U.S. senatorThe progressive epidemiologist beat Mike Rogers by about 7 points after a campaign of attacks on his faith.
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Who is Gina Hinojosa? 6 things to know about the Democrat who just toppled Greg AbbottA Brownsville-born labor lawyer and school-board veteran becomes Texas' first Latina governor.
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Sixth-grade teacher, seminarian, Danny Zuko: 7 things to know about Senator-elect James TalaricoThe 37-year-old who ended Texas Democrats' Senate drought talks about faith and schools more than most politicians.
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Judge, mayor, history-maker: Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. historyShe beat a billionaire who spent more than $100 million of his own money and flipped Georgia's governorship.
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A pediatrician, a public-health doctor, an auditor and an Ojibwe organizer: meet the Democrats' breakout classAnnie Andrews, Amy Acton, Rob Sand and Peggy Flanagan won in very different places. Here's who they are.
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Urban planner, homelessness organizer, maybe mayor: Nithya Raman pulls ahead of Karen Bass in LAThe race is not called. Here's where the count stands and who the challenger is.
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Talarico topples Paxton, ends Texas Democrats' 38-year Senate droughtThe 37-year-old former teacher won by about 12 points in the most expensive Senate race on record.
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Rapper, housing counselor, mayor: 8 things to know about Zohran MamdaniNew York's mayor became a national face of the Democratic wave. Here's the man behind it.