Daily US Times: As well as the White House, Republicans and Democrats are in a crucial race for control of Congress.
Democratic former governor John Hickenlooper has taken Colorado’s Senate seat from the Republican incumbent Cory Gardner.
Trump ally Lindsey Graham and Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have however, both been re-elected.
Republican candidate Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has taken the seat from Democratic incumbent Doug Jones.
Senators serve six-year terms, and every two years a third of the Senate seats are up for re-election.
This year, 35 out of 100 senate seats are being contested. To gain control, a party needs 51.
The congressional election is running alongside the battle for the White House between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
It is important to take control of Congress as it greatly helps to push the President’s agenda. A Democrat-controlled Senate and House would have the power to obstruct the plans of a second-term President Trump, or push through the agenda of a first-term President Biden.
Republicans already have a 53-47 majority in the Senate – meaning Democrats need an overall gain of four seats in order to win an outright majority.
Of the 35 seats up for grabs, 12 are currently Democrat-held and 23 are Democrat.
Among the candidates for Senate this year were a football coach, a pastor and a former astronaut.
Meanwhile the Democrats already have control of the House, and are looking to keep hold of it while also gaining a majority in the Senate.
Voters are also choosing representatives in their local state senates – and in Delaware, Democratic candidate Sarah McBride has made history as the country’s first ever trans state senator.
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