GOP victory propelled by Trump’s strength and aggressive intervention in primary races Donald Trump shakes hands with NRSC chair Steve Daines. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Republicans have officially flipped control of the Senate, an outcome that was long expected thanks to a favorable electoral map that included Democrat-held seats in Trump-friendly West Virginia, Montana,
Democrat Sue Altman, who spent months trying to shed her far-left ideals, fell to Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in her bid to flip New Jersey’s most contentious congressional district. Kean led Altman by nearly 7 points with 93 percent of the vote reported when the Associated Press called the race just after midnight on
Ohio race was closely watched in battle for Senate Ohio Republican Senate nominee Bernie Moreno addresses supporters (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Republican Bernie Moreno unseated incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio) on Tuesday, padding the Republican Party’s likely Senate majority. Moreno’s victory coincided with former president Donald Trump winning Ohio for the third time. Moreno led
Texas Rep. Colin Allred (D.) lost his bid to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R.), marking yet another failure for the Democratic Party in its struggle to flip the Senate seat in the historically conservative state. Cruz led Allred, who represents Texas’s 32nd Congressional District, by 9 points with 71 percent of the vote reported when
Hogan’s entry into the race forced Democrats to play defense in a solidly blue state Maryland Democratic Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Angela Alsobrooks, the county executive of Prince George’s County, defeated former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in an unusually close contest for Maryland’s open Senate seat being vacated by outgoing Sen. Ben
Sen. Rick Scott (R.) defeated former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell after the Florida Democrat changed her tune on immigration enforcement, granting Republicans a crucial win in their effort to take the Senate. Scott led Mucarsel-Powell by 12 points with 86 percent of the vote reported when the Associated Press called the race at 8:01 p.m. on
Jim Justice, the Republican governor of West Virginia and owner of a popular bulldog named Babydog, cruised to victory in his Senate race Tuesday night, a result that was widely expected following incumbent Joe Manchin’s retirement. Justice led his Democratic opponent, former Wheeling mayor Glenn Elliott, by 3 points when the Associated Press called the race