For now, the Republicans have won three seats but the results of 51 duels out of the 435 seats in the lower house of Congress at stake were not yet available this Wednesday mid-morning in Washington
Republicans secured a majority in the US Senate over Democrats with victories in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana, giving President-elect Donald Trump's party control of at least one of the two chambers. of the United States Congress starting next January. The GOP (Grand Old Party) will have a majority of at least 52 seats out of 100 in the upper house.
At the end of Tuesday's parliamentary elections, which took place in parallel with the presidential election, no clear majority has yet emerged in the House of Representatives, which the Republicans currently control with a narrow margin of 220 elected officials against 212 elected officials. Democrats.
Until 2026
For now, the Republicans have won three seats but the results of 51 duels out of the 435 seats at stake were not yet available this Wednesday mid-morning in Washington. If they were to maintain their majority in the lower house, the Republicans would hold legislative and executive powers for at least two years, until the mid-term elections in November 2026.
In the battle for control of the Senate, Republican Jim Justice won the West Virginia senatorial seat, taking back the seat previously held by Joe Manchin, a Democrat-turned-independent.
In Ohio, Bernie Moreno was the winner against outgoing Democrat Sherrod Brown. In Montana, Tim Sheehy won against incumbent Jon Tester.
The Republicans could further consolidate their majority, their candidates ahead of the Democratic incumbents in Pennsylvania and Nevada, but will not be able to reach the qualified majority of three-fifths (60 votes) which allows them to override procedures aimed at slowing down or blocking adoption. of a legal text.
Countdown for several days
In the House of Representatives, Donald Trump's party took back three seats from the Democrats in North Carolina, where it had redrawn the districts to its advantage. He also won in a Pennsylvania district that included Joe Biden's hometown of Scranton and picked up a seat in Michigan.
Democrats took control of a Republican-held seat in Alabama, where the Supreme Court had ordered to create a majority African-American district.
They also won a seat in New York State. According to the latest calculations, Joe Biden's party had to regain at least seven seats at the expense of the Republicans to reach the majority in the lower house of Congress.
But his chances dwindled as the count progressed, with outgoing Republican representatives having won in Colorado, Iowa, New Jersey and Virginia. Control of the House is expected to ultimately be determined by the results of the vote in New York state as well as California, where the count typically takes several days.
