![]() ![]() With votes still being counted across the country, Republicans still had the opportunity to win control of Congress. But Republicans held on to governors’ mansions in Florida, Texas and Georgia, another battleground state Biden narrowly won two years ago. ![]() ![]() In the House, meanwhile, Democrats kept seats in districts from Virginia to Kansas to Rhode Island, while many districts in states like New York and California had not been called.ĭemocrats also were successful in governors’ races, winning in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania - battlegrounds critical to Biden’s 2020 win over former President Donald Trump. It was too early to call critical Senate seats in Wisconsin, Nevada, Georgia and Arizona that could determine the majority. In the most heartening news for Democrats, John Fetterman flipped a Republican-controlled Senate seat that is key to the party’s hopes of maintaining control of the chamber. WASHINGTON (AP) - Control of Congress hung in the balance early Wednesday as Democrats showed surprising strength, defeating Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high inflation and President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings would drag the party down. By SARA BURNETT, JILL COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT
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