Cortez Masto Wins in Nevada, Giving Democrats Control of the Senate
Democrats’ hold on the Senate is a blow to Republicans’ high hopes of wresting away control of Congress in a midterm election that typically favors the party out of power.
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Democrats’ hold on the Senate is a blow to Republicans’ high hopes of wresting away control of Congress in a midterm election that typically favors the party out of power.
With the victory of Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto over Republican Adam Laxalt declared Saturday night, the Democratic Party will have at least 50 senators in the 100-member chamber.
US networks have called the key Senate race in Nevada for Democrat incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto.
In the fight for control of the House of Representatives, Republicans were inching closer to becoming the majority and ending four years of rule by Democrats.
One of the few axioms of US politics is the loss of seats by the president's party in midterm House elections