Current and former House Democrats, flush with victory following their landslide midterm wins, are already looking at potential opportunities to run for Senate in 2028, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Democrats' 2026 romp — with wins in Texas, South Carolina, Kansas and possibly even Mississippi — has some party members reevaluating what were once considered impossible targets. A source close to Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) — who was...

South Carolina governor-elect Alan Wilson won a brutal campaign on his way to earning the people’s vote to lead the state. Now begins the work of building his government. Take a look at his plans.

The 2026 midterm elections delivered a solid blue wave for Democrats along with a new class of noticeably younger candidates across the board, beating out both new and incumbent senior opponents. Whether it was James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa in Texas, Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, Annie Andrews in South Carolina, Melat Kiros in Colorado or Josh Turek in…

GOP Finger-Pointing Erupts After South Carolina Senate Defeat

Nov. 3’s tight race for South Carolina superintendent is sending mixed messages to the state’s education community. Incumbent Superintendent Ellen Weaver's margin of victory fell 10 points compared to 2022,

Democrats won or came astonishingly close in states where Republicans usually dominate, from Texas, Ohio and Kansas to Iowa, Louisiana and South Carolina. Here’s why the Democratic wave exceeded expectations,

Richland County voters decided council and school board races on election day, while the new state House majority leader lost in a razor-thin contest. Columbia officials unveiled early designs for a long-awaited 96-acre riverfront park on the Congaree River,

For the first time in a decade, election predictions far exceeded public expectations. What pollsters anticipated as a blue wave billowed into a blue tsunami. Wins that held ground for already blue seats eased nerves, and the flips of swing states like Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina and Ohio energized the blue base. But red-belt-busting wins in Republican strongholds like Texas, South Carolina and Kansas alongside pending races in Alaska and...

Democrat Nancy Lacore wins election to U.S. House in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. Copyright 2026 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten,

Democrats flipped a U.S. Senate seat, the 1st Congressional District and 10 state House seats.