Kelly’s sizable early lead has shrunk as more results have come in.
Cortez Masto was trailing with about 75 percent of the ballots counted, and Mr. To keep control of the Senate, Democrats need two of their endangered incumbents, Mark Kelly of Arizona and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, to retain their seats. But the surprisingly strong showing buoyed a White House that had been bracing for a Republican rout and, perhaps, immediate calls for Mr.
Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the Republican leader, signaled his confidence by formally launching his bid to be speaker in a letter to his Republican colleagues.Ī Republican House, even with a smaller majority than expected, could presage two years of grinding partisan conflict focused on congressional investigations of the administration, fights over the debt ceiling and, potentially, government shutdowns. Republicans now have an easier path to the majority than the Democrats, although several seats in Colorado, Washington, California, New Mexico and Arizona could also flip from Republican to Democrat. Mandela Barnes, was officially called for Mr. Both sides were anxiously watching Senate races in Nevada and Arizona after the seesaw contest between Senator Ron Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, and his Democratic challenger, Lt. 6 runoff, according to the A.P., meaning control of the upper chamber might not be decided for weeks. In the Senate, the tight race in Georgia was officially headed for a Dec. Representative Tom Malinowski, Democrat of New Jersey, lost his seat to Tom Kean Jr., and another Democratic incumbent, Representative Cindy Axne, lost in Iowa, to Zach Nunn. Deep blue New York could go a long way toward delivering Republicans their majority. Another Republican, George Santos, nabbed a Democratic seat on Long Island. In New York, Mark Lawler stunned Representative Sean Patrick Maloney, the chairman of the House Democrats’ campaign arm, in New York City’s northern suburbs, while Marc Molinaro emerged victorious over Josh Riley, a Democrat, in the Hudson Valley. 6, 2021, won a House seat long held by Democrats. Still, six crucial House seats were awarded Wednesday to Republicans, according to The Associated Press, including one in Wisconsin, where Derrick Van Orden, a retired Navy SEAL who was at the Capitol while rioters stormed it on Jan. In Kentucky, where abortion is banned, voters rejected an amendment that would have said there is no constitutional right to the procedure. Voters there and in California and Vermont chose to enshrine abortion protections in their state constitutions. He said he plans to run for re-election in 2024 but added that he would make a final decision early next year.ĭemocrats defied historical odds in critical midterm elections, as an anticipated “red wave” did not materialize, but Republicans were nearing a narrow House majority on Wednesday that could have transformative and chaotic consequences for the Biden presidency and federal governance.ĭemocratic candidates across the country were lifted by the issue of abortion rights, which proved decisive in many battlegrounds, especially in Michigan. “It was a good day for democracy and I think a good day for America,” Mr. And as Republican gains creeped up toward a narrow House majority, he extended an olive branch to the opposition party’s leaders, saying he would invite them to the White House to discuss how they can work together over the next two years.
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