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News networks are naming winners before all votes have been counted in states and districts.
At 2 a.m. Kyiv time, polling stations closed on the U.S. East Coast. Immediately after that, the first vote tallies for 35 senators and 435 members of the House of Representatives began coming in.
News networks project winners based on early counting data and, in most cases, can declare the victor before the full ballot process is complete.
Both the Democratic and Republican parties typically claim victory only after the largest U.S. media agencies report it, especially the Associated Press, whose projections are considered the most accurate.
A majority in the Senate requires 51 votes. In the House of Representatives, the party that sends at least 218 members will hold the majority.
LB.ua is tracking the announcement of winners live:
9:54. The results at this moment look like this:
Senate: 54 Democrats, 42 Republicans.
House of Representatives: 225 Democrats, 135 Republicans.
Governors: 25 Democrats, 20 Republicans.
9:09. Democrat Hakeem Jeffries could become the first African American Speaker of Congress. The vote will take place 3 in January, when the new Congress convenes.
8:23. Congresswoman of Ukrainian descent Victoria Spartz, known for her reluctance to support Ukraine, lost. After three consecutive terms in 5 district of Indiana, Democrat J. D. Ford prevailed.
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Also, in the 23 district in the state of Texas, Democrat Katie Padilla Stout won.
7:00. Control of the Senate is already lost; holding the House of Representatives is practically impossible. Voters favored Democrats even in districts considered “deep red” — staunchly loyal to President Trump — where he won by double-digit margins two years ago. In four states, Democrats were elected instead of Republican governors, including Texas, where this has not happened in decades.
6:54. 10 seats were lost by Republicans, 176-106. Experts are beginning to discuss a scenario in which Democrats gain between 240 and 250 seats in the House of Representatives.
6:50. Republicans already have 9 lost seats in the House of Representatives, and this is not the limit: Congresswoman Victoria Spartz’s defeat in Indiana has not yet been officially declared, although she is de facto out of contention. The tally is currently 173-106; Democrats need 45 more seats for a majority.
6:38. BREAKING. The Democratic Party has won control of the Senate and will hold the majority for the next two years.
6:25. BREAKING. The Democrats took 50 Senate seat. One more is needed for a majority.
6:21. The count in the fight for the House of Representatives is 150-95.
6:11. 49 Senate seats for the Democrats.
6:02. Democrats have 48 Senate seats, three short of a majority. In Texas, in one of the key contests, Democrat James Talarico did win.
5:55. Democrats have already taken seven congressional seats from Republicans.
5:42. BREAKING. Democrats picked up another Senate seat (in South Carolina) and already have six new seats in the House of Representatives. The counts 46-37 and 126-72 favor the “blue” side.
5:28. Four Republican-held congressional seats have already gone to Democrats. The president’s party still hasn’t taken any seats from the opposition.
5:17. In three districts previously held by Republicans, Democrats have already won.
5:05. Bad news for Republicans: in New Jersey they lost another House seat and have not taken any from Democrats so far. At this rate, the majority will shift to Donald Trump’s opponents.
4:59. Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first African American woman in U.S. history to be elected governor. She was elected in Georgia; this is the first change in party preference among governors in any state tonight.
4:57. Democrats were the first to cross the threshold of 100 seats in the House of Representatives; the count is 101-55.
4:43. 92-50 is the House count; so far Democrats have officially taken one seat from their opponents.
4:01. A few more states closed their polls, and Democrats now have 45 senators versus 34 for Republicans. Six wins remain for a majority.
3:55. Again, North Carolina flipped its pick compared to the previous vote in favor of a Democrat instead of a Republican — but this time among House members.
3:53. West Virginia elected a Republican senator. 43-33 in favor of Democrats in total Senate seats. In the House of Representatives so far it’s 51-24.
3:36. In Florida, the Republican Senate candidate is leading by a small margin. 9-1; the score has been “warmed up.”
3:28. Meanwhile, the current House of Representatives count is 35-14 in favor of Democrats.
3:24. BREAKING. The first seat lost by Republicans tonight. In North Carolina, instead of the president’s ally, Democrat Roy Cooper was elected senator. 9-0 in the Senate races; 8 seats remain for a “blue” majority.
3:23. In New Hampshire the Senate seat also went to a Democrat. 8-0, so far a rout. 9 seats remain to flip the Senate from Republican to Democratic control.
3:12. 23-12 the count in favor of Democrats in the race for a House majority.
3:05. The first four winners of gubernatorial races — in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Illinois, and Maryland — are all Democrats.
3:01. After polls closed, winners in the Senate races in Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island were announced — all Democrats. So the tally is 7-0 today, 41-31 overall. Democrats need to win 10 of the remaining 28 seats to secure a Senate majority.
2:57. Jon Ossoff won the Senate seat in Georgia, 2-0 in today’s elections and 36-31 overall for the Democrats. The “blue” side is also leading in the House of Representatives, where the count is currently 13-6.
2:52. 12-4 in favor of the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives. More polls will close soon in several states, and results will come in more actively.
2:40. 9-3 for the Democrats; votes are being actively counted in Florida, Georgia, and Kentucky.
2:35. Two more Congressional seats go to Democrats, bringing the count to 8-2 for now.
2:25. 6-2; the opposition to Donald Trump is gaining ground. So far no gubernatorial winners have been declared, and only one Senate winner has been determined.
2:23. 5-2 for the Democrats. Three winners from Florida, which Donald Trump considers his “stronghold.”
2:19. 4-2 in favor of Democrats among the declared House members.
2:10. 10 minutes after polls closed on the East Coast, the first Senate winner was already declared. It was Democrat Mark Warner in Virginia. Four newly elected members of Congress are also known — 3 of them are Democrats, 1 is a Republican.
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