US Midterm Elections: Democrats to keep control of Senate, Trump claims fraud as control of Congress still undecided
ABC News is projecting Democrats will maintain control of the US Senate. The question is which party will win a majority in Congress.
Voters are waiting to see who will be in control of Congress after midterm elections in the United States.
ABC News predicts Democrat Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is certain to beat her Republican challenger, Adam Laxalt in Nevada.
Cortez Masto is the first Hispanic woman in the Senate. In her campaign, she stressed the revitalization of employment and the economy in a state where the coronavirus pandemic dealt a heavy blow to its core industries of tourism and entertainment.
The Associated Press reported in Nevada the incumbent Democrat and the Republican challenger was still neck and neck with an estimated 94.7 percent of votes counted as of Saturday.
It projects Democrats will have at least half of the 100 seats in the Senate, including those that were not up for reelection this year. The Vice President holds the tie-breaking vote if the Senate is evenly split.
The Democrats have held the Senate majority by a thin margin for two years.
The control of the Senate has been called before the result of the Georgia runoff. It is the last remaining seat to be decided on December 6.
The victory for the Democrats is especially significant as historically the ruling party tends to lose badly in mid-term elections.
Biden has narrowly escaped losing control of both chambers despite his low approval ratings because of record-high inflation in the country.
However, the future of the House of Representatives remains unclear as vote counting continues. The Associated Press has reported the Democrats have won 203 seats and the Republicans 211, but neither has reached a majority of 218.
Pre-election polls suggested a Republican advantage over the Democrats, but the Democrats are apparently putting up a good fight.
Former President Donald Trump is making claims of election fraud in states where candidates he endorsed are projected to lose. Some fear post-election turmoil.
Meanwhile, former US President Donald Trump is asserting baseless claims of fraud in the midterm elections, as the question of which party will control the Congress remains undecided.
ABC News projects that both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party will secure 49 seats each in the Senate with the seats for Georgia and Nevada still in play.
Democrats need just one more win to maintain their control of the chamber because Vice President Kamala Harris can cast a tie-breaking vote.
Georgia will hold a runoff election in December, so all eyes are on the vote counting in Nevada.
As to the House of Representatives, AP projections put Democrats at 201 seats and Republicans at 211 seats. A majority of the chamber is 218 seats.
Former President Donald Trump is making baseless claims of election fraud in several states including Arizona, where the Republican candidate he endorsed is projected to lose the Senate race.
Trump is calling for redoing the voting in the state.
