Republicans have taken 17 seats in the US Senate while Democrats gained ten seats in midterm elections, as vote counting remains underway, according to projections late Tuesday, Reuters reports.
The preliminary results by the Associated Press showed that the Republicans had taken two latest seats in Ohio and North Carolina.
In New Hampshire, Oregon, and Hawaii, the Democrats retained three seats.
According to earlier results, Republican candidates won in Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Kentucky, Indiana, Arkansas, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Louisiana, Idaho, and Iowa. Also, the Republicans grabbed two seats in Oklahoma.
On the other hand, Democrats won the Senate elections in Connecticut, Illinois, Vermont, Maryland, New York, Colorado, and California.
With that, Republicans have won 17 seats, Democrats won 10, and Republicans and Democrats have 46 seats each.
This year, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate are being contested. Most analysts predict Republicans will gain control of the House, but the fate of the Senate remains a topic of intense speculation.
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