Washington – The Republicans took control of the US Senate after picking up in Ohio and West Virginia after the projections of the Associated Press Seats, even though there were too many inappropriate lifesters in the early Wednesday to predict which party this chamber hold If the recent congress begins in January.
Montana’s Senate seat, which was currently held by the democratic Senator Jon Tester, also seemed to be opposed to Republicans, which probably increased her majority in the upper chamber in the next two years.
Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin’s highly competitive Senate races still had to be mentioned, which may have strengthened a GOP majority.
Senate John Thune’s Republican whip from South Dakota, who competed against the next majority leader of the Chamber against the Texas Senator John Cornyn and the Senator of Florida, Rick Scott, a written declaration on the decision of the voters.
“Tonight we can get the majority control over the US Senate with Republicans, and we can turn the site to this expensive and ruthless chapter in American history,” wrote Thune. “If we are waiting for additional results, I am optimistic that President Trump will be successful, our majority will become stronger and we can continue to put together our work to create a safer and safer country for every American.”
In his own written explanation, Cornyn said that he was “confident that our new conservative majority can repeat our institution in the essential role in our constitutional republic”.
“We will restore the important role of the Senate committees and restore the regular appropriation procedure,” wrote Cornyn. “We will improve communication, enhance transparency and employ the abundance of talents in the conference to do the expertise and opinions of everyone. And we will return power to the members; There will be no more backroom offers or forced votes for invoices without a reasonable time for review, debate and change. “
Newly elected Republican senators, according to AP projections Bernie Moreno in Ohio, which turned the seat of this state; US representative Jim Banks who won his first Senate campaign in deep red Indiana; John Curtis who secure victory in Utah; and West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, who is currently predicted by Joe Manchin III.
New democratic senators include Angela Sobrooks From Maryland, New Jersey US Rep. Andy KimDelaware us Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester and California US Rep. Adam shipAll defeated GOP challengers in solid blue states.
How it could be
There were two possible scenarios for the 119th congress, which was to begin on January 3, 2025 after the AP control of the AP after checking the Senate.
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Democrats turn the house and the Republicans have the majority in the Senate and hold a shared congress with the opposite party, which is in control of every chamber.
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The Republicans keep their majority in the House of Representatives and the Republicans also control the Senate for uniform GOP control in the congress.
Each option has a significant impact on Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, should it win the 270 election college votes required for the presidency that probably appeared early Wednesday.
A shared congress would require Trump to negotiate cross-party businesses about the must-pass law and make concessions with Democrats in order to move all vital political changes through the congress.
Uniform republican control over the congress would probably mean more movement for legislation, although most legislators still have to go through the 60-voice filibuster of the Senate.
Senate confirmations ahead
The Associated Press, the news organization that the newsroom is based on racing calls Decades of experienceHad announced 27 Senate races on 3 a.m. on Wednesday.
Republican senators in FloridaPresent MississippiPresent MissouriPresent NebraskaPresent North DakotaPresent TennesseePresent Texas And Wyoming Simply re -election in this GOP strongholds.
Democratic senators of ConnecticutHawaii, MassachusettsPresent MinnesotaPresent New MexicoNew York, Rhode IslandPresent Virginia And Washington All were re -elected, as well as the independent senator of Vermont, Bernie Sanders, who typically is right with Democrats.
The chairman of the democratic senatorial campaign committee, Senator Gary Peters, D-Mich.
“Angela is no stranger to break barriers – and in the Senate, Angela will bring the same drive and the same values that she has practiced in her whole life to ensure.
Kim from New Jersey becomes the first Korean-American legislature of the Senate in the history of the country.
Steve Daines, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, congratulated the re -elected and incoming senatorers, including justice, who turned the seat in West Virginia red.
“Jim served the people in West Virginia as governor, lowered taxes and creates opportunities in all parts of the state,” said Daines in a written explanation. “I know that he will continue to do the same in the Senate and we look forward to having Big Jim and Baby Dog in DC.”
Control of the Senate is more vital for Trump than for his party, which is responsible for the house, since the upper chamber is commissioned to check and confirm cabinet secretaries, several vital appointments for executive, judicial candidates and judges of the Supreme Court.
In contrast to the house, in which the legislators are exposed to re -election or retirement every two years, senators are elected in six years, which means that about a third of the chamber is on the ballot during a certain election year.
This year there were 34 Senate seats for re -election, 23 of which were held by Democrats, while 11 Republican controlled.
Racing calls of the house
The AP had called 364 of the 435 House Races on Wednesday from 3 a.m., but many of the racing races were still too close to determining the winner.
Republican and democratic incumbents mainly held on their districts, while several recent members were elected in open seats. Some of these chosen legislators were on the right track to write history.
For example, Sarah McBride was ready to become the country’s first open transgender person in the country, which was chosen in the congress.
McBride secured her democratic offer in the 1st Delaware congress district against the GOP challenger John Whalen.
The human rights campaign celebrated McBride’s victory.
The President of the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Group, Kelley Robinson, called McBride a “committed official, a bulldog for her voters and someone who represents the interests of all” in a written explanation.
“This historical victory not only reflects an increasing acceptance of transgender people in our society, which are initiated by the courage of visible leader like Sarah, but also her stubborn work to show that it is an effective legislator, the real results will deliver, “added Robinson.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., won his re -electionPotentially prepare to stay the leader of his party if the GOP should keep its majority. The democratic minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, who would become a spokesman, if his party would regain the house again, had also won the re -election in his New York district.
A total of 218 seats are needed to control the house. However, this is the necessary minimum in a chamber in which members regularly miss votes, extended absence of illnesses or injuries and sometimes with the session.
In the past two years, the Republican leaders have been trying with a razor lean majority that is currently divided at 220-212, and democratic leadership would probably do so if they become the majority.
The crystal ball of the impartial Sabato in the political center of the University of Virginia wrote in analysis on Monday that “the struggle for the house was essentially the entire cycle” and that its experts generally expected that “the President and House winner was. More likely than not the same. “
On Wednesday, only a few races were called at 3 a.m.
The Democrats turned the 19th congress district of New York when the Democrat Josh Riley defeated the GOP MP Marcus Molinaro.
In New Mexico’s competitive 2nd congress district, the democratic incumbent MP Gabriel Vasquez won against the GOP challenger Yvette Herrell.
And the Republican MP from Iowa, Zach Nunn, secured the re -election in the 3rd congress district IOWA.
Last updated 3:13 a.m., November 6, 2024
