00:00In the 2026 midterm elections in the United States resulted in a day of democratic gains.
00:04In Georgia, Keisha Lance Bottoms won the governorship. Her victory confirmed the
00:08transformation of Georgia, a state that until recently was a Republican stronghold.
00:13And in New Mexico, Deb Haaland won the governorship, succeeding Michelle Lujan Grisham.
00:18In addition, the Democrat James Talarico led the count in Texas.
00:22In North Carolina, Democrat Roy Cooper defeated Republican Michael Watley.
00:26Adam Hamilton, for his part, led in Kansas.
00:29In addition, Darlene Graham lost the South Carolina election to Democrat Annie Andrews.
00:34Meanwhile, in Florida, Democrat Angie Nixon lost her Senate seat by a margin of about three points to her Republican
00:39opponent,
00:40a narrow margin in a state historically dominated by the ruling party.
