Republicans inched closer to a majority came the House, while Arizona, Nevada, and Georgia will determine who controls the Senate.
Republicans are within 11 seats of the 218 required to win the House, with numerous West Coast elections remaining to be tallied.
Due to the sluggish vote counting in the West and the Democrats’ unexpectedly strong performance in numerous difficult House districts, the composition of the next Congress may not become evident until the following week.
When Arizona and Nevada complete tallying their votes, the Senate race could become more transparent. Republicans now hold 49 seats, while Democrats hold 48.
Next month, though, there is a significant potential that, for the second time in two years, the Senate majority will hinge on a runoff election in Georgia. Neither the Democratic candidate, Sen. Raphael Warnock, nor the Republican candidate, Herschel Walker, received the required 50% of the vote to be proclaimed the winner.
In House contests, Democrats are attempting to defeat Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado (left) while Republicans are attempting to defeat Democratic Rep. Katie Porter in California (right) (right)
In Nevada’s Senate race, Republican Adam Laxalt holds a slim advantage over incumbent Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto.
However, election authorities in Clark County – the county seat of Las Vegas – must wait until Tuesday for mail-in ballots to be postmarked, meaning a final tally would not be disclosed until the following week.
Mark Kelly leads Republican Blake Masters in Arizona, but the vote count has been delayed.
In the meanwhile, it is anticipated that the GOP will hold the majority in the House of Representatives next year, despite not receiving the red wave of seats it had anticipated.
In Colorado, where Democrat Adam Frisch is attempting to beat Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, and in California, where a few tight seats are awaiting final counts, results are still being calculated.
Democratic Rep. Katie Porter, a rising star in the party’s liberal wing who spent almost $24 million to win a third term, is one of these contests.
With around half the votes tabulated, she is deadlocked with the Republican Scott Baugh, who attacked her on the high cost of food and fuel. In exchange, Porter worked for the protection of women’s reproductive rights.
Two contested House districts in Nevada are currently counting mail-in ballots.
And in New Mexico, Republican Representative Yvette Herrell faced a formidable battle from Democrat Gabe Vasquez; but, the final results are not yet available.
There may be recounts if the final margins in these races are narrow; in Colorado, for example, about a dozen votes separate Frisch and Boebert.
As votes are being counted, Republican Adam Laxalt (left) leads narrowly in Nevada’s Senate race, while Democratic incumbent Mark Kelly (right) leads in Arizona’s Senate race.
President Joe Biden declared his willingness to collaborate with Republican leaders. Wednesday evening, he chatted with GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy.
Biden stated at his Wednesday press conference, “I’m prepared to work with my Republican colleagues no matter what the final tally of these elections reveals, and there is still some counting going on.”
Having avoided the massive congressional losses that plagued Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, the president was in a cheerful mood.
He joked with reporters regarding electoral forecasts.
Look, the forecasts were accurate, and I am not criticizing anyone who participated in the predictions. This is an intended red wave. You mentioned losing 30 to 50 seats. ‘It will not occur,’ he stated.