With at least 50 seats and Vice President Kamala Harris’s tie-breaking vote, democrats now control the upper chamber, regardless of the outcome of Georgia’s senate runoff (December 6).
Senate: NevadaKEY RACE
PROJECTED WINNER
Cortez Masto
| Candidate(s) | % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cortez MastoIncumbent | 48.9% | 497,5088,926 ahead | |
| Laxalt | 48.0% | 488,582 | |
| None of these candidates | 1.2% | 12,374 |
Democrats will keep their narrow Senate majority for the next two years, Shadow News projects, after victories in close contests in Nevada and Arizona.
The party defied the historical trend of midterm elections breaking against parties in power and overcame anxiety over high inflation, cementing its majority as voters rejected Republican candidates who had aligned themselves with former President Donald Trump and in many cases parroted his lies about widespread election fraud.
Retaining Senate control is a huge boost to President Joe Biden over the remaining two years of his first term in the White House, with one more Senate race outstanding that will the final balance of power in the chamber – and how much leverage the president’s party will ultimately have.
President Biden celebrated Democrats' win in the Senate, telling reporters in remarks that the party is now focusing on the upcoming Georgia runoff election.
Biden said he believes the turnout is a reflection of "the quality of our candidates" and that they all are "running on the same program."
The president noted that the future of his agenda is "always better" with 51 Democratic senators.
Democrats will have the ability to confirm Biden’s judicial nominees – avoiding scenarios such as the one former President Barack Obama faced in 2016, when then-Senate Majority GOP Leader Mitch McConnell refused to hold a vote on his Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland. It also means that Senate Democrats can reject bills passed by the House and can set their own agenda.
The Senate win comes with control of the House going for the Republicans. Ballots are still being counted in key districts in some states, including California, Arizona and Oregon, with large shares of mail-in ballots. The GOP has a very small and unruly majority.
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