Democrats Seize Majority, Control Both House and Senate - Sarmad

Preliminary results of the U.S. midterm elections on Wednesday indicated that Democrats had secured a majority in the Senate after votes were counted in states where polling places had closed, following their earlier gains in the House of Representatives, thereby shifting the balance of power in the U.S. Congress to the opposite side.

Democrats managed to take control of the U.S. Congress in the elections, after winning majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, turning Tuesday’s vote into a severe defeat for President Donald Trump and his Republican Party.

CNN and CNBC reported that Democrats had secured majorities in both the House and the Senate, giving them the upper hand in blocking Trump’s legislative agenda and launching investigations into his officials, which they had threatened to do early on.

In one of the biggest surprises of Election Day, media estimates showed Democratic pediatrician Annie Andrews defeating her Republican opponent Darlene Graham, who was backed by Trump, in South Carolina. Darlene had been appointed to succeed her brother, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, following his death in July. Democrats had not won any Senate races in this conservative state since 1998.

This victory was preceded by a Republican loss in North Carolina, where former state Governor Roy Cooper unseated former chair of the Republican National Committee Michael Watley, who had been personally chosen by Trump.

Adam Hamilton’s victory over incumbent Republican Senator Roger Marshall in Kansas was among the biggest surprises, making him the first to win that seat since 1932. Democratic candidate James Talariello also won the U.S. Senate race in Texas, securing an additional seat for his party.

Americans voted on Tuesday in the midterm elections for the U.S. Congress, which is currently controlled by Republicans.

Vote counting continues shortly after polling places closed in most U.S. states.