It is still unclear who will receive the majority of the seats in the US Senate after this election: Although the Republicans suffered their first defeat with the victory of Democrat John Hickenlooper in Colorado, they were also able to take a Senate seat from the Democrats with Tommy Tuberville in Alabama conquer. It is also unclear when a final result can be expected.
The majority in the US Senate remains competitive
Important Republican incumbents like Lindsey Graham from South Carolina and the previous majority leader Mitch McConnell from Kentucky were re-elected. Graham prevailed against the Democrat Jamie Harrison, whose election campaign to everyone’s astonishment in Washington had raised more than 100 million dollars.
Alabama Democrat Doug Jones had to surrender to former football coach Tuberville, who has never held public office and is politically close to President Donald Trump. The Republican candidate also won in Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota and Texas.
Democratic incumbents who will also be represented in the upcoming Senate include Chris Coons from Delaware, Dick Durbin from Illinois, Ed Markey from Massachusetts, Jeanne Shaheen from New Hampshire, Cory Booker from New Jersey, Tom Cotton from Arkansas, Jack Reed from Rhode Island and Mark Warner from Virginia.
Control in the Senate is critical to the US President
Each state sends two senators, so far the Republicans hold a majority of 53 of the 100 seats. This election will have 35 seats in the Senate, 23 of which have been held by Republicans and twelve by Democrats. Whether his party controls the Senate is crucial to how the president can get his plans through.
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