With four Senate seats and 64 House seats still in play, we don't know which party will have a majority in either chamber for the next two years. In the battle for Congress' upper chamber, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is projected to defeat Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania, flipping the seat and greatly increasing the likelihood Democrats will retain their Senate majority.
Control of both chambers hinges on a handful of close races. The competitive results startled both Republicans and Democrats alike, many of whom predicted a red wave.
Outside of Florida, it failed to materialize. (RELATED: DeSantis and Rubio Projected Winners)
With the need for Republicans to expand the electoral map becoming more apparent as the night went on, former President Donald Trump took time out of his election evening activities to mock Republican senate candidate Joe O'Dea, who lost to Sen. Michael Bennet in Colorado.
O'Dea had previously said he wouldn't support Trump in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, preferring the nomination go to Ron DeSantis.
The Daily Wire has more on Trump's reaction to his loss:
“Joe O'Dea lost BIG!” Trump said. “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”
O'Dea lost to incumbent U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) in a race that had grown unexpectedly close in recent days with the RealClearPolitics average recently indicating that the race had moved from “lean Democrat” to “toss up.”
Reporter Alex Roarty noted how Trump had approached the race vs. how Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) approached the race. “Going to be a topic of conversation moving forward that Trump told his supporters not to vote for O'Dea — while DeSantis recorded a robo-call for him,” Roarty tweeted.
Here Are the Latest Results From the Top Races
Nevada U.S. Senate Election
With 75% of the vote in, Republican Adam Laxalt leads Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto by 50% to 47%. The New York Times' has updated its race rating to “Toss Up.”
Arizona U.S. Senate Election
With 68% of the vote counted in Arizona, Sen. Mark Kelly (D) leads Republican Blake Masters by 51% to 46%. The New York Times rates the election as “Leaning D.”
Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election
Sen. Ron Johnson (R) has a two-point lead over Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, 51% to 49%, with 95% of votes in. The Times gives this race a “Likely R” rating.
Georgia U.S. Senate Election
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) is edging out Republican nominee Herschel Walker. With 95% of the vote reporting, Warnock leads Walker, 49.4% to 48.5%. Under the state's runoff election rules, the race will be decided in a runoff election later if neither candidate gets 50% of the vote. The Times considers this race a “Toss Up.”
Arizona Gubernatorial Election
Democrat Katie Hobbs leads Republican Kari Lake by 0.65% (50.33% to 49.67%) with 66% of the vote reporting.
Kansas Gubernatorial Election
Gov. Laura Kelly (D) is leading Republican Attorney General Dereck Schmidt by 49.2% to 47.7%. A third-party candidate ran as a more conservative alternative to Schmidt, which may be enough to put Kelly over the top. More than 95% of the vote is in.
Nevada Gubernatorial Election
Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) is trailing Clark County (Las Vegas) Sheriff Joe Lombardo (R). With 72% of the vote in, Lombardo has 50.6% of the vote compared to Sisolak's 45.8%.
Oregon Gubernatorial Election
Democrat Tina Kotek has a slight lead over Republican Christine Drazan, 45.7% to 44.7%. Democrats are hoping to keep their 36-year hold on the governor's mansion in Salem. However, with 33% of the vote outstanding, the race could go either way.
The Times predicts that Republicans have an 83% chance of gaining the majority in the U.S. House. The party has gained seats in New Jersey, Florida, Wisconsin and Arizona but notably lost pickup opportunities in Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina. Several battleground congressional districts remain uncalled at this hour, including in New York where Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chair Sean Patrick Maloney is trailing Republican Mike Lawler by 2% with 95% of the vote in. The Times projects the seat will flip to the GOP but hasn't made a formal announcement. (RELATED: Key Virginia Bellwether Swings Toward GOP)
This story is developing. Stay with American Liberty News for the latest updates.
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Makes Trump no better than Cocaine Mitch for sinking campaigns of Senate Candidates he didn’t think fit his cup of tea (Vote for ME)… Trump gets credit for showing on a national level that Conservatives win when they have someone that will FIGHT and speak to their concerns/wants/issues, and the candidate that stands with them will win. DeSantis in Florida is a fitting example.
Trump didn’t sink O’Dea’s campaign; O’Dea did it himself by bashing Trump.
Trump’s merely pointing out the fact.
McConnell lost us the Senate by denying funding to Trump-supporting candidates.
You missed the irony. Cocaine Mitch has been a target of Trump (and more than a few conservatives) and yet Trump was unhelpful to a candidate and seems to celebrate his defeat. I feel sure Cocaine Mitch is somewhere smiling inwardly and saying about the candidates he was unhelpful to, “that will show them for not supporting me”. Hence the irony. Trump should have just kept his mouth shut as it appears he and Mitch are putting the Nations good in second place.
People can complain all they want to about Trump but the reality is that he endorsed 285 candidates, he held 50 rallies, he raised $350 million for those races. Who else did this much?
One cannot expect a one time win to fix the nation’s problems.ongoing Hard work at the local and state level also must be accomplished. One election is just a start to the war for liberty!
Trump cheering the DemonCRAP victory is a shock and is probably due to revenge that Odea did not endorse him. Bad call. Seems that not enough Republican voters turned out to vote because they thought that they were going to have a “Red Wave ” victory. That is the problem with daily multiple polls, cheating, and early voting.
The Republicans will take the House while they may if lucky win 49 seats or only 48 in the Senate!
So the much anticipated “Red Tsunami” has turned out to be nothing more than a “Red Swirl.”
Good 1 less RINO