Today, on November 5, the Republican Party has gained control of the US Senate after securing victories in West Virginia and Ohio.
With a majority of Senate seats now in their favor, Republicans have ensured that one chamber of Congress will be under their control come 2025. This marks a return to power in the Senate after four years, while the battle for the House of Representatives continues.
Republican Bernie Moreno triumphed over Democratic senator Sherrod Brown in Ohio, and in West Virginia, Jim Justice defeated Joe Manchin.
Additionally, Ted Cruz emerged victorious against Collin Allred in Texas, while Rick Scott won over Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in Florida.
Despite the Senate win for Republicans, the presidential race remains undecided, with results from key swing states yet to be finalized.
These are the states where support for Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump and Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris has been closely matched ahead of the US election.
In 2016, Trump won Arizona, but in 2020, he narrowly lost the state to President Joe Biden by approximately 10,000 votes.
A poll by Emerson College and The Hill conducted between October 30 and November 2, surveyed 900 likely voters, indicating 50 percent backing for Trump and 48 percent for Harris.
Trump also flipped Michigan to the Republican side in 2016 after nearly three decades of Democratic dominance, though the state returned to favor Biden in 2020.
In Michigan, a recent Emerson College poll of 790 likely voters showed Harris leading with 50 percent, while Trump had 48 percent.
Nevada, a traditionally blue state for the last four presidential elections, showed signs of potentially turning red this time around.
A poll involving 790 likely voters resulted in a tie, with both Trump and Harris receiving 48 percent support.
North Carolina, typically a Republican stronghold, is still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. A poll of 860 likely voters indicated 49 percent for Trump and 48 percent for Harris.
In Pennsylvania, where Biden won by 82,000 votes in 2020, Emerson College’s survey of 1,000 likely voters slightly favored Trump with 49 percent, compared to 48 percent for Harris.
Wisconsin, traditionally a Democratic state, was flipped by Trump in 2016 but returned to Biden in 2020. A recent poll of 800 likely voters showed a tie, with both Trump and Harris receiving 48 percent.
Georgia, won by Trump in 2016, was lost to Biden in 2020 by fewer than 12,000 votes, marking the first Democratic win in the state since Bill Clinton in 1992.
Like in Arizona, Emerson College’s poll in Georgia of 800 likely voters showed Trump at 50 percent and Harris at 49 percent.
Earlier this evening, CNN projected Trump as the winner of the state.