WASHINGTON: As Trump is leading in battle for the White House with 246 electoral votes, while Kamala Harris is closed behind with 216, the Republicans have also recaptured the control of the Senate.
The Democrats, who were defending 23 of the 34 seats up for election this year to maintain their one-vote majority in the Senate’s 100-member upper chamber, lost two seats to Republicans. This flipped their 51-49 majority to a 51-43 minority in the Senate.
Republicans gained two Senate seats, with Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno defeating three-term Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown in Ohio, and Trump loyalist Jim Justice winning the seat once held by Joe Manchin in West Virginia.
House of Representatives
The Republicans are also leading in the House of Representatives elections. They have secured 162 of the 435 seats, while Democrats have claimed 112.
A majority in the lower house requires 218 seats, making this contest highly competitive.
US Presidential Election
Former President Donald Trump won 24 states while Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, hoping to become the first woman elected president, is closed behind and captured 17 states.
