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RIO – The Democratic Party aspired to win the majority of the United States Senate in these elections. However, as the vote count progressed, hope lost steam. The title, which needed to convert four seats for itself, ended up getting just two and lost one to the Republican Party.
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Today, Republicans have 53 senators, and Democrats 47 (there are two independent senators on this account, but they are aligned with the legend). Thirty-five seats were up for grabs in this election, 23 currently held by Republicans and 12 by Democrats.
In the race now, Republicans have already won 48 seats, and Democrats 47. Five vacancies in the House remain in the race, however, according to the tally, three of them will be filled by Republicans. For two others, the race is still close, to the point that in one of them, in Georgia, the decision was extended to the second round, which will only happen in January. Thus, if the estimates are confirmed, 51 of the 100 seats will be held by Republicans.
Having a majority in the Senate is essential for the Executive. Not only for the implementation of its agenda in the Legislative, but also for the approval of federal judges and the Supreme Court. On the other hand, if the majority is from a party opposed to the head of the White House, the president will face more difficulties to govern.
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The two states that the Democrats managed to convert were Colorado and Arizona; two places where this was already predicted to happen. In the first, Senator Cory Gardner, who was seeking reelection, lost to former state governor John Hickenlooper, who won 53% of the vote.
The incumbent, at 44%, had been suffering Colorado’s rejection of President Donald Trump. He had been elected on a Republican wave in 2014, but with population changes in the state, the region has reverted to the Democratic bias. Legendary candidate Joe Biden won the state, according to the projection of the tally.
In Arizona, Democratic astronaut Mark Kelly defeated, by 53% of the vote, Senator Martha McSally, who had 46%. That place belonged, for more than 30 years, to John McCain, one of Trump’s biggest critics within his party. Biden also took that state.
According to the Cook Political Report predictions, there were 12 vulnerable Republican seats in the race. The majority, however, managed to be reelected, as is the case of Senator Susan Collins, the last to have the victory decreed this Wednesday. Due to the fierce scenario, the Democratic Party is now turning its attention to Michigan, where there may be yet another defeat: incumbent Democrat Gary Peters, appears just 0.2% ahead of his opponent, Republican John James.
Another key race for Democrats comes in the special election for the second Georgia Senate seat, the outcome of which will be decided in the second round, scheduled for January. The reason for this is that state law requires the senator to be elected with only more than 50% of the vote, which none of the candidates got: current senator, Republican Kelly Loeffler, who was nominated for the office in in the past, he was second in the race, with 26.3% of the votes; In first place, there is the Democrat Raphael Warnock, with 32.2%. There is also a second Republican in the race, Doug Collins, who had 20.3%.
The Republican Party managed to convert a seat in this election in Alabama. The current senator, Doug Jones, was one of the most vulnerable. He had won a special election in 2017 against Roy S. Moore, who was charged with child sexual abuse. In the presidential dispute, the president conquered the state.
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In the Chamber of Deputies, where all 435 seats are up for grabs, the Democratic Party is expected to retain its majority, but the dispute also remains tighter than expected. According to partial results, the caption has 204 deputies and managed to win two seats previously held by Republicans.
However, the difference with the Republican Party is not great: the title already has 188 seats and has already converted seven: the second district of New Mexico; on Minnesota 7; the fifth from Okhaloma; the first in South Carolina; the first in Iowa; and on the 26th and 27th in Florida.
