In Colorado, former Democratic Governor John Hickenlooper, a Dutch American, defeated incumbent Republican Senator Cory Gardner. In Arizona, former astronaut Mark Kelly won as expected against incumbent Republican Senator Martha McSally.
But Republican senators who, according to the polls, had to account for the loss of their seats, such as Joni Ernst in Iowa and Steve Daines in Montana, managed to keep it.
Pelosi
The party leader of the Republicans in the US Senate, Mitch McConnell, has also been re-elected. He beat his Democratic opponent, Amy McGrath. As expected, Democratic Senator Doug Jones lost in Alabama to Republican Tommy Tuberville. The Republican candidates also win in Texas and North Carolina, among others.
“It’s not over until every vote is cast,” said Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives of the preliminary results of the Senate elections.
Third from Senate
In Tuesday’s elections, 35 of the 100 senate seats were voted. In the old Senate, the Republicans had 53 seats and the Democrats 45. Two senators are non-party.
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