US Midterms: Democrats take control of Senate, lead in House seats

The Democratic Party has taken control of the US Senate after securing 53 Senate seats, with many still yet to be decided.

The US Senate has 100 members with 35 of the seats up for grabs in Tuesday’s election. Democrats needed to flip four seats to take control of the Senate but already flipped seven as of the time of this report, with CNN reporting that the Democrats now have 53 seats.

Republicans control the outgoing 119th Congress, with a 53-seat majority. The Democrats have 45 seats, with two independents in their caucus.

A similar victory is expected for the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, where all 435 seats are up for grabs and the Democrats currently lead with 197 to 114. Many seats were yet to be called as of early Wednesday.

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Some of the Senate seats flipped by the Democrats include South Carolina, where the party won for the first time since 1998. The seat was held by war-mongering senator Lindsey Graham, who died this year and was replaced by his sister, Darling Graham.

The Democrats also flipped North Carolina, Ohio, Kansas, and Texas, where the party had not won since 1994.

PREMIUM TIMES will provide more updates in subsequent reports.