Republicans lead the way to win Senate seats with 17 terms, compared with 11 senators won by Democrats, according to the latest Associated Press (AP) projections from the midterm elections.
In the race for the upper house of the US Congress, AP projections point to a 17-11 lead for Republicans.
Already in the projections for the House of Representatives, the Republicans secured 186 mandates, compared to the 149 secured by the Democrats.
In the gubernatorial race, Republicans have already secured 16 seats, while Democrats have 13 governors, according to AP.
Republican Congressman Ted Budd won a Senate seat from the state of North Carolina after defeating Democrat Cheri Beasley.
In Ohio, the Republican candidate, author JD Vance, defeated Tim Ryan, thus winning a seat in the Senate, until then controlled by the Democrats.
Republican Rand Paul, a former presidential candidate, won a third Senate term representing Kentucky, defeating Democrat Charles Booker, Kentucky’s first black candidate to run as the state’s Democratic nominee for Senate.
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer secured his re-election to a fifth term against Joe Pinion.
Democrat Michael Bennett won in Colorado, one of the battleground states with Republicans, by defeating Joe O’Dea, according to a CNN projection.
In North Dakota, Republican John Hoeven won reelection to the Senate against Democrat Katrina Christiansen and independent Rick Becker.
Already in South Dakota, fellow Republican John Thune reached his fourth term in the Senate, being appointed as potential leader of the House, after defeating Democrat Brian Bengs.
Also Republican Jerry Moran secured his third term in the Kansas Senate by defeating Democrat Mark Holland.
In the gubernatorial race, Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro defeated Republican Doug Mastriano, a far-right candidate backed by former President Donald Trump, in Pennsylvania.
Democrat Kathy Hochul became the first woman to be elected governor of New York, a position she has held since Andrew Cuomo resigned in 2021.
In Illinois, Democrat JB Pritzker was re-elected in a race against Republican Sen. Darren Bailey, also supported by Trump.
Democrat Maura Healey was elected against Geoff Diehl, becoming the first open lesbian to hold this office.
Democrat Dan McKee also defeated Ashley Kalus for the governorship of Rhode Island.
In Colorado, Democrat Jared Polis won re-election by defeating Republican Heidi Ganahl.
Republican Mark Gordon won his second term as governor in Wyoming, beating Democrat Theresa Livingston, while in Vermont Republican Phil Scott secured reelection in the Democratic state, beating Brenda Siegel.
In Iowa, Republican Kim Reynolds won his second term as governor over Democrat Deidre DeJear.
According to previously announced projections, Republicans also won Senate victories in Oklahoma (reelection of James Lankford and election of Markwayne Mullin), Alabama (election of Katie Britt), Florida (reelection of Marco Rubio), Indiana (reelection of Todd Young). , Arkansas (John Boozman re-elected), South Carolina (Tim Scott re-elected), and Kentucky (Rand Paul re-elected).
Democrats had already secured Senate seats in Illinois (Tammy Duckworth’s re-election), Maryland (Chris Van Hollen’s re-election), Connecticut (Richard Blumenthal’s re-election), and Vermont (Peter Welch’s re-election).
In the gubernatorial race, Democrats chose Wes Moore in Maryland, Maura Healey in Massachusetts, and JB Pritzker in Illinois (re-election).
On the Republicans, Ron DeSantis was re-elected Governor of Florida, Chris Sununu was re-elected from New Hampshire, Mike DeWine was re-elected from Ohio, Kay Ivey was re-elected from Alabama, Bill Lee was re-elected from Tennessee, Henry McMaster was re-elected from South Carolina, and Sarah Sanders was elected in Arkansas.
Tuesday’s midterm elections in the United States will determine which party controls Congress for the final two years of President Joe Biden’s term, with 36 state governments at stake and several state referendums on measures on key issues, including abortion and soft drugs.
At stake are the 435 seats in the House of Representatives, where Democrats currently hold a narrow five-seat majority, and 35 seats in the Senate, where Democrats hold a majority thanks only to a tie-breaking vote by Vice President Kamala Harris.
The election could not only change the face of the US Congress, but also bring to power governors and local officials fully committed to Trump’s ideas. A very strong defeat in these next elections could further complicate the scenario of a second presidential term for Joe Biden.
* News updated at 06:33
Source: TSF
