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| Midterm elections results: This is where the races stand | Midterm elections results: This is where the races stand |
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| Officials in Arizona's Maricopa County still have hundreds of thousands of ballots to count. | Officials in Arizona's Maricopa County still have hundreds of thousands of ballots to count. |
| Polls closed in the US midterms on Tuesday night, but who will be in control of Congress remains unclear. | Polls closed in the US midterms on Tuesday night, but who will be in control of Congress remains unclear. |
| Control of the Senate now hinges on the outcome in Nevada and Georgia, with the latter due to hold a run-off election on 6 December. | Control of the Senate now hinges on the outcome in Nevada and Georgia, with the latter due to hold a run-off election on 6 December. |
| Republicans are inching closer to a 218-seat majority in the House, but the projected number of seats is dimming. | Republicans are inching closer to a 218-seat majority in the House, but the projected number of seats is dimming. |
| Electoral officials have repeatedly described the delays announcing the final results as normal. | Electoral officials have repeatedly described the delays announcing the final results as normal. |
| This, they say, is an expected part of US elections due to thin margins between candidates, possible recounts and potentially contested elections. Additionally, rules differ by state for how mail-in ballots are counted, and when. | This, they say, is an expected part of US elections due to thin margins between candidates, possible recounts and potentially contested elections. Additionally, rules differ by state for how mail-in ballots are counted, and when. |
| The House of Representatives | The House of Representatives |
| The House of Representatives is leaning towards the Republicans, according to projections from CBS News, the BBC's partner in the US. | The House of Representatives is leaning towards the Republicans, according to projections from CBS News, the BBC's partner in the US. |
| The Republicans have so far secured 213 seats, compared to 206 for the Democrats. A total of 218 seats are needed to gain a majority in the legislative body, which has 435 members. | The Republicans have so far secured 213 seats, compared to 206 for the Democrats. A total of 218 seats are needed to gain a majority in the legislative body, which has 435 members. |
| Follow our live midterms updates here. | Follow our live midterms updates here. |
| Trump tears into rising Republican rival DeSantis | Trump tears into rising Republican rival DeSantis |
| The Senate | The Senate |
| Control of the Senate remains a toss-up, with the Democrats and the Republicans both having secured 49 seats. Two races - Nevada and Georgia - have yet to be called. | Control of the Senate remains a toss-up, with the Democrats and the Republicans both having secured 49 seats. Two races - Nevada and Georgia - have yet to be called. |
| CBS has projected that Nevada could go to either party. | CBS has projected that Nevada could go to either party. |
| Alaska - where three candidates were on the ballot in a ranked-choice voting system - has not been called, although CBS has projected it will remain Republican, with two Republicans - incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski and challenger Kelly Tshibaka - in the lead. | Alaska - where three candidates were on the ballot in a ranked-choice voting system - has not been called, although CBS has projected it will remain Republican, with two Republicans - incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski and challenger Kelly Tshibaka - in the lead. |
| In Georgia, the closely-watched Senate race between incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker will head to a run-off in December. | In Georgia, the closely-watched Senate race between incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker will head to a run-off in December. |
| With a third-party candidate on the ballot in this week's election, neither candidate secured the 50% of the votes needed for a winner to be declared. | With a third-party candidate on the ballot in this week's election, neither candidate secured the 50% of the votes needed for a winner to be declared. |
| Votes are still being tabulated in Nevada, where thousands of ballots - nearly 60,000 - still needed to be processed. | Votes are still being tabulated in Nevada, where thousands of ballots - nearly 60,000 - still needed to be processed. |
| Republican Adam Laxalt leads Democrat Senator Cortez Masto by 8,988 votes with more than 50,030 mail ballots still to be counted in the state's most populous county. | Republican Adam Laxalt leads Democrat Senator Cortez Masto by 8,988 votes with more than 50,030 mail ballots still to be counted in the state's most populous county. |
| Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria said 15,900 mail ballots would be tabulated on Friday. Another 34,130 are being processed and will be counted once they are ready. | Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria said 15,900 mail ballots would be tabulated on Friday. Another 34,130 are being processed and will be counted once they are ready. |
| Officials hope the remaining ballots will be counted by Saturday night. | Officials hope the remaining ballots will be counted by Saturday night. |
| US President Joe Biden has said the election was a "good day" for US democracy. An expected "red wave" of resounding Republican victories failed to materialise, despite high inflation and relatively low approval ratings for the Biden administration. | US President Joe Biden has said the election was a "good day" for US democracy. An expected "red wave" of resounding Republican victories failed to materialise, despite high inflation and relatively low approval ratings for the Biden administration. |
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| US midterm elections 2022 | |
| Georgia | |
| Republican Party | |
| Nevada | |
| Democratic Party | |
| US politics | |
| Arizona |