![]() ![]() With four key races uncalled, it’s not clear the GOP will pick up a seat in that chamber. ![]() In the Senate, Republicans held on to the open seats in Ohio and North Carolina but lost the highly publicized race in Pennsylvania, a net loss. Significantly, it appears Democrats may have averted a massive “red wave” power shift.ĭemocrats feel something unfamiliar: hope 9, and the emerging picture is that the majorities in the next Congress are likely to be razor-thin, no matter which party claims control. Many clear victories have come off the board as the calendar flipped to Nov. Congressional control may take days to determine In brief remarks to his election night party crowd in suburban Philadelphia, Oz thanked supporters and predicted victory. Oz is a smooth-talking and wealthy heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity who just moved from his longtime home in New Jersey. In their lone debate, Fetterman turned in a rocky performance that fueled concern that it damaged his chances. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)įetterman spent much of the campaign recovering from a stroke while fending off attacks by Oz about his fitness to serve. 8, 2022, in York, Pa., left, and Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for U.S. John Fetterman, a Democratic candidate for U.S. This combination of photos shows Pennsylvania Lt. Meanwhile, voters in Arkansas, North Dakota and South Dakota rejected recreational cannabis.Ībout an hour later, the AP called the race for Fetterman, whose victory could be pivotal to Democrats’ hopes of retaining Congress. ![]() Voters in Maryland and Missouri approved ballot measures to legalize the drug, making it legal in 21 U.S. The list of states where recreational marijuana is legal just got longer. Mixed results for marijuana on the ballot Please visit our Politics from The Hill section for the latest national election headlines and remaining race calls. This running election story will no longer be updated. But if the Democrats continue defending targeted seats and flipping some red districts, the House and Senate could both end with single-digit majorities for the winning party. If tight races break for the GOP, they could still wind up with a significant majority forecast for some time. Counting and even recounts could push out the timeline to finalize the makeup of that chamber for some time. The timeline for House control is even murkier, with a few dozen seats too close to call as of Wednesday morning. ![]()
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