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Control of US Congress still hangs in the balance a day after the midterm elections, dampening Republican hopes of a "wave" of victories. Republicans and Democrats are in a tight race for control of the US Congress, as counting continues following the mid-term elections.
As vote counts continue, Democrats won a crucial Senate seat in Pennsylvania while other key battlegrounds remain too close to call. Republican are favoured to win the House of Representatives, but the fight for the Senate is on a knife-edge.
Republicans need to gain just one Senate seat to take control. The US Congress is made up of two parts - the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Republicans are still favoured to win the House, although Democrats are putting up resistance in some races. Republicans had hoped for a "red wave" of victories, but many key battlegrounds are too close to call.
All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate were up for grabs. Democrats won a key Senate race in Pennsylvania but Republicans need to gain just one more seat overall to take control of the Senate.
Though President Joe Biden, a Democrat, is not on the ballot, the midterms will shape the fate of his agenda. The party are still favoured to win the House of Representatives, although Democrats are putting up resistance in some races.
All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seat Senate were up for grabs. Members of the House represent their local populations and Senators represent the interests of their states.
Though President Joe Biden, a Democrat, is not on the ballot, the midterms will shape the fate of his agenda. If Democrats lose control of either the House or the Senate, Republicans will be able to block his plans.
Former president Donald Trump, who is expected to announce he will run for president in 2024, has seen some of his endorsed candidates fail.
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Left-wing Democrat John Fetterman - who has been recovering from a stroke - has beaten Trump-backed celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania.
Another critical Senate race, between Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker in Georgia, is on a knife-edge, and could even end up in a run-off in four weeks if neither candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, a possibility which is looking likely.
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Republicans can still pick up the five seats they need to win the House, but the party has so far failed to land a knockout blow as Democrats notch victories in highly competitive districts.
In the battle for the Senate, left-wing Democrat John Fetterman - who has been recovering from a stroke - is projected by CBS to have beaten Trump-backed celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz in potentially pivotal Pennsylvania.
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Another critical Senate race, between Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker in Georgia, is on a knife-edge, and could even end up in a run-off if neither candidate gets more than 50% of the vote.
The results of other key Senate races in Wisconsin, Arizona and Nevada were also still in play.The results of other key Senate races in Wisconsin, Arizona and Nevada were also still in play.
Which party holds sway in the upper chamber of Congress may not be known for days, or even weeks. It means that the verdict on which party holds power in the upper chamber of Congress may not be known for days, or even weeks.
Elections for state governors also took place in several states. Elections for state governors also took place in several states. Republicans have held on to the governors' mansions in the key states of Texas, Florida and Georgia.
Republicans were expected to hold on to governors' mansions in the key states of Texas, Florida and Georgia. Florida's Ron DeSantis won a large victory to stay in office, setting him up for a potential 2024 presidential bid. Mr Trump has warned DeSantis against running, calling the rising Republican star "Ron DeSanctimonious" at a rally over the weekend.
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Watch: Abortion will decide how I vote - here's why Meanwhile, the Democratic candidate in Georgia, Stacey Abrams, conceded the race to the Republican Governor Brian Kemp.
Mr Abbott has consigned Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke to his third campaign defeat in the past four years. According to exit polls by the BBC's US partner CBS News, abortion was the top issue for Democratic voters, while Republicans and independents rated inflation as their top issue.
The Democratic candidate in Georgia, Stacey Abrams, conceded the race to the Republican Governor Brian Kemp. Despite lowering prescription drug prices, expanding clean energy and revamping US infrastructure, Mr Biden's popularity has taken a pummelling amid the worst inflation in four decades.
But in New York and Michigan, Democrats were projected to see off unexpectedly stiff Republican challenges in governors' races.
And the bitterly fought race for the governor's mansion in Arizona - in which Republican Kari Lake had appeared to have the edge over Democrat Katie Hobbs - has been rated as leaning Democrat by CBS, based on incomplete results.
A handful of trailblazers emerged in other projections:
In Maryland, Democrat Wes Moore is set to become the third African American ever elected as governor
In Florida, 25-year-old Democrat Maxwell Frost is on course to become the first Gen Z member of Congress
Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican and member of the Cherokee nation, is poised to become the fourth Native American ever elected to the US Senate
The US is set for its first openly lesbian woman elected as governor, with Democrat Maura Healey to become the top official in Massachusetts
Maryland became the 20th state to legalise recreational marijuana, with similar ballot measures put to the vote on Tuesday in Arkansas, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota
Exit polls have suggested the main issues for voters were inflation and abortion.
Despite leveraging wafer-thin congressional majorities to lower prescription drug prices, expand clean energy and revamp US infrastructure, Mr Biden's popularity has taken a pummelling amid the worst inflation in four decades.
But Republicans had their own political vulnerability on the issue of abortion following the conservative-dominated Supreme Court's decision this year to roll back a US constitutional right to the procedure.But Republicans had their own political vulnerability on the issue of abortion following the conservative-dominated Supreme Court's decision this year to roll back a US constitutional right to the procedure.
The ruling energised liberal voters around the country, raising Democratic hopes they might defy the historical political gravity that typically weighs on a governing party in the midterms.
On Tuesday, voters in Vermont, California and Michigan decided to enshrine abortion rights in their state constitutions, preventing any future bid by the legislature to introduce restrictions.On Tuesday, voters in Vermont, California and Michigan decided to enshrine abortion rights in their state constitutions, preventing any future bid by the legislature to introduce restrictions.
Kentucky was deciding in a ballot measure whether to rule out protections for abortion. Kentucky is deciding on a ballot measure on whether to rule out protections for abortion.
According to exit polls by the BBC's US partner CBS News, abortion was the top issue for Democratic voters, while Republicans and independents rated inflation as their top issue.
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No major glitches were reported with voting on Tuesday beyond a few isolated problems typical of any election day.
But former President Donald Trump seized on the hiccups in a bid to cast doubt on the integrity of the vote.
This election is widely expected to serve as a launchpad for a 2024 White House comeback bid by Mr Trump, who is promising an announcement on 15 November.
Mr Biden - who was watching election night returns with aides at the White House - had argued that a Republican victory could weaken democracy.
Key state officials who have echoed Mr Trump's false claims of a stolen presidential election in 2020 are on the ballot. If elected, they may supervise how future elections are run.