Special Report: How the Senate Flipped, State by State

Seven Republican-held seats fell, from Kansas to South Carolina. Florida and Nebraska held. Alaska and Mississippi are still uncalled. Here is every key race and who called it.

By Clara Hughes

Democrats won control of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, CBS News projected, with upsets in Texas, South Carolina and Kansas and flips in Maine, Iowa, Ohio and North Carolina. The Associated Press likewise reported that Democrats flipped at least seven Senate seats on their way to full control of Congress. As of 1:30 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday, Ballotpedia counted at least a 54–44 Democratic Senate majority, with two races still outstanding. Ballotpedia noted this is the first time since 1954 that the party that won the Senate in one even-year election lost it in the next. Below is the state-by-state picture. Every result is attributed to the outlet that projected it. Races not yet called are labeled uncalled. Counts may still change. Keep reading with Altas Premium. Below: all seven Republican seats that flipped and the