LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Democrats have regained control of Congress, winning back the U.S. House and Senate as Republican midterm losses mount.
Coming into the night, Republicans held 53 of the Senate’s 100 seats, compared with 45 held by Democrats. There are two independents — Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine — who caucus with the Democrats. To wrest back control of the Senate, Democrats needed a net gain of at least four seats. Before the clock struck midnight on the East Coast, the Associated Press said the party would gain at least that amount — with several other key races still to be decided.
In Georgia, Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff won reelection, easily defeating his Republican challenger, Rep. Mike Collins. In North Carolina, Democrat Roy Cooper defeated Republican Michael Whatley to flip a Senate seat there. In South Carolina, Democrat Annie Andrews beat GOP Sen. Darline Graham to flip another. In Ohio, former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown defeated incumbent GOP Sen. Jon Husted, another flip. In Texas, James Talarico beat Republican Ken Paxton, becoming the first Democrat to win a U.S. Senate seat in the Lone Star State since 1988. And in Maine, Democrat Troy Jackson defeated incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins, putting an end to her three-decade tenure.
In the 435-seat House, the GOP held 218 seats, compared with 214 held by Democrats. To retake control of the House, Democrats needed a net gain of three seats — and the AP said early Wednesday that the party had exceeded that figure.
There were also 36 gubernatorial races and numerous ballot measures to keep an eye on. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms of Georgia became the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history, while Democrat Amy Acton became the first woman elected governor of Ohio. In Florida, Republican Byron Donalds became the state’s first Black governor-elect.
President Trump, whose approval ratings are at or near all-time lows, spent the last month campaigning in battleground states, urging voters to “pretend” he was on the ballot to encourage higher turnout in hopes that it would help Republicans avert a so-called blue wave.
In a post on Truth Social on Tuesday night, Trump distanced himself from mounting Republican losses.
“I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!” Trump wrote. “Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
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