WBUR TODAY: Ballot questions, answered
❤️ Donate Wednesday, November 4, 2026 ☀️ Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Good Morning Boston, Political analysts predicted a blue wave in this year's midterms, but the results have pundits upgrading that to a "blue tsunami." Democrats swept nearly all of the competitive congressional races, setting the stage for divided government for the two remaining years of President Trump's second term. The shocking blue wave flipped Senate seats for Democrats in not only purple states like North Carolina and Ohio , but also red states like Iowa , Texas , Kansas and South Carolina . By the time Maine was called just after 1 a.m. this morning for Troy Jackson over Sen. Susan Collins, Democrats had already clinched control of Senate. Democrats also took back the House of Representatives. As of this morning, Democrats had 10 more seats than the 218 needed for a majority, with a number of races yet to be called. Notably, Democrats won at least three seats in Florida distri...