India, Nov. 4 -- Six candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) won seats in the US House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections, marking a record expansion of the movement's congressional presence as Democrats made gains across the country.

The Associated Press projected victories for Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez in New York, Melat Kiros in Colorado, Donavan McKinney in Michigan and Chris Rabb in Pennsylvania. The winners will join a growing progressive bloc in Congress when the new House convenes in January 2027.

AP also projected that Democrat Abdul El-Sayed had won Michigan's US Senate general election, according to a post published by the election data organization at 1:15 am EST. El-Sa...