Washington: At this time, everyone's eyes are fixed on the results of the US elections. In some time it will be completely clear who will be the President of America. In the results, Kamala Harris is seen lagging behind Donald Trump. Now the Republican Party has a majority in the Senate, the upper house of the US Parliament. Republicans have gained a majority in the Senate for the first time in four years.
Now the Republican Party has 51 MPs and the Democrat Party has 49 MPs in the House. According to media reports, Democrat Senator Sherrod Brown from Ohio was fighting for his fourth term. However, here he was defeated by luxury car dealer and Republican candidate Bernie Moreno.
The governor of West Virginia won from this place
Earlier, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice occupied the seat vacated by the retirement of Senator Joe Menshevik III. With this, the Republican Party gained a majority in the Senate. The Democratic Party's efforts to oust firebrand Republicans Ted Cruz of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida failed.
Which states are in focus?
With control of Congress at stake, contests for the House and Senate will determine which party has the majority and who has the power to promote or block the president's agenda. Focus now turns to the Democratic blue-wall states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, where Democrats continue to fight to protect what remains of their seats in addition to holding on to the Senate.
In the end, just a handful of seats, or a small number of seats, can tip the balance in either chamber. With a 50-50 Senate, the party in the White House determines the majority, since the vice president is a tie-breaker. Already, several states will send history-makers to the Senate.
Maryland governor loses
Voters elected two black women to the Senate for the first time, Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Democrat Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland. Blunt Rochester won the open seat in her state while Alsobrooks defeated popular former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. Only three black women have served in the Senate. Never before have two served at the same time.
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