The Republican Party regained its majority in the Senate, winning at least 51 of the 100 seats.
It is still unknown who will win the majority in the House of Representatives, which is now controlled by Republicans.
All 435 seats in the House of Representatives were up for re-election in the United States to two-year terms, and in the Senate, 34 of the 100 seats were up for election.
Senators are elected for a term of six years. Before Election Day, Democrats held a slim majority in the Senate and Republicans held a slim majority in the House.
In West Virginia, Gov. Jim Justice defeated Democrat Glenn Elliott. In Ohio, entrepreneur Bernie Moreno, backed by Donald Trump, defeated Senator Sherrod Brown, who had held office for more than 50 years.
In Florida, Republican Rick Scott successfully retained his seat, and in Texas, Ted Cruz defended his position, defeating the Democratic candidate. Early election results in Montana also show a lead for Republican Tim Sheehy.
Control of the Senate will provide Republicans with more opportunities to implement legislative initiatives. At the same time, Democrats hope to gain a majority in the lower house of Congress, the House of Representatives.
Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson easily won re-election in Louisiana’s 4th District, securing his fifth term in Congress.
The Hill writes that Johnson defeated Republican Joshua Moroth, who, in particular, advocated repealing ObamaCare and also stated that he was against “all foreign aid” to give priority to domestic affairs.
This is Johnson’s first election victory since becoming Speaker. However, questions continue to arise about his future in this post. Johnson has said he wants to continue as speaker if Republicans retain control of the lower house of Congress, but has not outlined his plans if the GOP is in the minority.
The publication writes that it may be difficult for him to retain a leadership position, even if the Republicans remain in the majority. Some lawmakers have made it clear they will not support Johnson for speaker in the future.
Johnson recently stated that he does not want to continue funding Ukraine and hopes that there will be no need for this. He suggested that Trump, if he returns to the White House, “will really be able to end this conflict,” referring to the Russian war against Ukraine.
In September, Johnson demanded the dismissal of Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova.
Source: Racurs
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