Democrats Sweep Senate Seats in Georgia, South Carolina, Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, and Texas

Atlanta, Georgia, witnessed a decisive shift in the U.S. Senate race as Democrat Jon Ossoff secured reelection. ABC News Voter Polls project Ossoff won the support of approximately 60% of voters statewide. This represents a substantial increase in his popularity compared to his narrow 2021 runoff victory.

The demographic breakdown reveals why the result differed from recent cycles. Voters under the age of 30 backed the Democrat by a 69-point margin, a massive jump from the 21-point lead recorded in 2022. White voters also shifted heavily toward Ossoff, with 39% supporting him compared to 29% who backed his predecessor, Raphael Warnock, in 2022.

Economic frustration played a central role in Georgia. Roughly 75% of Senate voters rated the national economy negatively. Among those who described the economy as poor, approximately 90% voted for Ossoff. Additionally, 60% of voters disapproved of President Donald Trump's job performance, and 90% of those disapprovers supported the Democrat.

In South Carolina, Democrat Annie Andrews defeated Republican Darline Graham. Andrews won the state by shifting support among white voters and college graduates. While white voters favored the Republican by 54 points in 2022, they supported Graham by only 14 points this year. College graduates backed Andrews by 17 points, a reversal from the 23-point Republican advantage in 2022.

Iowa saw its first Democratic senator since 2008 with the projected victory of Josh Turek. Turek built his win by appealing to independents, who preferred him by 20 points. He also attracted crossover support from 2024 Trump voters, with roughly 10% of that group crossing over to support Turek. Male voters remained a challenge, backing Republican Ashley Hinson by about 10 points, but Turek carried female voters by a similar margin.

Ohio’s Senate race returned to Democrat Sherrod Brown, who defeated John Husted. Brown capitalized on voter dissatisfaction with tariffs and high costs. He won female voters by 15 points and voters under 30 by more than 40 points. Notably, white voters in Ohio broke nearly evenly, a pattern not seen since the 2018 midterms. Brown also expanded his margin among Black voters to 82 points.

Kansas marked a historic moment as Democrat Adam Hamilton became the state’s first Democratic senator since 1932. He defeated incumbent Roger Marshall by winning over angry and dissatisfied voters. Roughly 40% of Kansas Senate voters expressed anger about the direction of the country, and 80% of them supported Hamilton. Independents split for the Democrat by more than 2 to 1, while 10% of 2024 Trump voters chose Hamilton over Marshall.

In Texas, educator and state representative James Talarico was projected to defeat Ken Paxton. Younger voters drove this victory, with 79% of 18-to-29-year-olds supporting Talarico. Female voters also favored Talarico by a 58% margin, while men remained roughly evenly split. Talarico gained support among Black and Hispanic voters, with 90% of Black voters and two-thirds of Hispanic Texans backing him over Paxton.