Midterms 2022: The battle for control of the US Congress is here; Democrats and Republicans make final arguments ahead of Election Day.

By Ruzeki, Shadow News                                        Support Us! 

What exactly is going on? 

The Senate is a 50-50 split, with Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie-breaking vote giving Democrats the advantage. 

Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s control of the House of Representatives rests on a slim margin. 

On Tuesday, all 435 House seats and 35 of the 100 Senate seats are on the ballot. Additionally, 36 out of 50 states will elect governors. 

What happens on Tuesday will shape the rest of President Biden's first term. 

Every race will matter on Election Day as Democrats and Republicans look to win control of the evenly divided chamber. 

The President’s party often loses seats in Congress during the first midterms of a new administration. 

In this midterms the most important issues include the economy, inflation, abortion, democracy, immigration, voting rights, gun control, healthcare, climate change, crimes among other issues important to voters. 

There are at least 10 Senate seats that would most likely flip in Tuesday's midterms, they include Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia, Wisconsin, among other. 

On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Americans will head to the polls for US 2022 midterm elections.

Senate races 

• 35 of the 100 senate seats are on the ballot this year. 
• Democrats need at least 50 seats to keep US Senate control while Republicans need 51 to take over. 
• Based on our nonpartisan analysis, Republicans are currently favoured to win 20 Seats, while Democrats are favoured to win 12 Seats. 3 Seats are currently labelled as toss-ups. 
• The race for Senate control will come down to at least 10 states Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio,Florida, Colorado and Arizona.

House of Representatives races  

• Every two years, all 435 House seats are on the ballot. 
• Democrats currently control 220 out of 435 US House seats, while Republicans control 212 Seats, with three vacancies. 
• To control the US House, a party must hold at least 218 seats out of 435 when all seats are filled. 
• Based on our nonpartisan analysis, Republicans are favoured to win 216 Seats this Tuesday, while Democrats are favoured to win 199 Seats . 20 Seats are currently labelled as toss-ups. 

Governor races 

• 36 states will hold gubernatorial elections this midterms. 
• Republicans control 20 of the contested governor’s seats compared to Democrats’ 16 seats. 
• The key races are in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, New York and even Florida. 

Secretary of state contests 

• These are typically low-profile races, which determine who helps administer elections in a state. 
• Voters in 27 states will choose secretaries of state on Tuesday. 
• Currently, 14 of those SoS seats are held by Republicans and 13 by Democrats. 
• The presence of 2020 election Trump-backed deniers on the ballot in key battlegrounds has set off alarms on the outcome of future elections. 
• The key secretary of state races include Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania gubernatorial race (where the winner will appoint the next secretary of state) and Wisconsin governor race.

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