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Democrats take Congress, but Florida elects Republican Byron Donalds

CBS News' widely watched recap pairs the congressional shift with state-level breakthroughs and reports of obstacles at polling places.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 521,098 views a day, 26 times a normal first day on this channel (19,854).

Recapping Democrats' massive wins in the 2026 midterm elections

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0:00CBS projects Democratic control of both the House and Senate.
1:10Skyler Henry links Ossoff's Georgia victory to strong Black and suburban white turnout and cost-of-living concerns.
2:23Polling problems include Westchester tabulator errors, Chicago ballot shortages, fraudulent Fulton County texts and South Florida flooding.
4:18CBS projects Republican Byron Donalds as Florida's first Black governor, defeating David Jolly.
5:49CBS projects Texas victories for Gina Hinojosa in the governor's race and James Talarico for Senate.
6:07Adriana Diaz highlights Latino support for Democrats in south Texas and the border region.

Byron Donalds gives Republicans a notable victory inside a night dominated by Democratic gains. CBS News projects him as Florida's first Black governor, defeating David Jolly, even as Democrats reclaim both chambers of Congress.

That contrast is part of Jessi Mitchell's election recap, which drew nearly half a million views before its first full day was over, far beyond the channel's usual opening audience for a regular video.

The congressional picture has expanded since the House projection we reported here: CBS now projects Democratic control of the Senate too. Skyler Henry reports from Atlanta on Jon Ossoff's reelection, connecting strong turnout among Black and suburban white voters with concerns about living costs. In Texas, Adriana Diaz highlights Latino support for Democrats as Gina Hinojosa wins the governorship and James Talarico secures a Senate seat.

The report also steps away from victory celebrations to show the difficulties some voters faced getting ballots counted or reaching the polls. Gwen Baumgardner covers tabulator errors in Westchester, paper ballot shortages in Chicago and fraudulent text messages in Fulton County. Flooding complicates voting in South Florida.

CBS's follow-up coverage is drawing an unusually large audience as well. Nancy Cordes and Caitlin Huey-Burns examine what Democratic control means next, while a separate interview captures Republican Senator Thom Tillis reacting to Roy Cooper's projected victory in his North Carolina seat.

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The facts

Channel: CBS News
Subscribers: 7,120,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 20,025,803
Channel views, pace per day: 9,310,354 (on a normal day: 2,136,806)
Video published: November 4, 2026
Video views so far: 486,207 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 521,098

The numbers

The recap's opening audience was far above CBS News' usual first day for regular videos. Across the channel, daily views also rose to more than four times their typical level.

the video's first day

usual first day here

19,854

this video

521,098

subscribers

7,120,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

6,846,948,773

views per day

9,310,354