Abdul El-Sayed.
Searches related to the 2026 United States midterm elections ranked among Google's most popular queries in the country on November 4, with “Alaska Senate race” emerging as the most searched query, followed by “When was the last time Texas was blue”.
Several other election-related queries also featured in Google's top 10 searches, including “Blue wave 2026” and “Habibi meaning”. The term “Blue wave 2026” refers to the significant gains made by the Democratic Party, whose political colour is blue, in the midterm elections.
The Democratic Party won control of both chambers of Congress, making significant gains in the Senate and the House of Representatives. In the Senate, Democrats has flipped seven seats, holding at least 54 of 100 seats in that chamber. Two Senate races were still undecided at the time.
In the House of Representatives, Democrats flipped at least 30 seats, bringing their total to 240.
Meanwhile, “Habibi meaning” also featured among Google's top 10 searches after newly elected Democratic US Senator Abdul El-Sayed used the Arabic expression during his victory speech.
El-Sayed won Michigan's Senate race, becoming the first Muslim elected to the US Senate. During his victory speech, he jokingly addressed US Vice President JD Vance as “habibi”, an Arabic term of endearment.
His remark attracted attention online, prompting many people to search for the meaning of the word.
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