Both chambers of Congress will ultimately determine the legislative agenda for the country and will certify the winner of the presidential race.
It remained too early to determine which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives, where Republicans currently hold a narrow majority.US election 2024: The races that will help determine control of Congress
The focus now turns to the Democratic “blue-wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, where Democrats are fighting to protect seats in what’s left of their slim hold on the Senate.Voters elected two Black women to the Senate, Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Democrat Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland, in a historic first.
And in New Jersey, Andy Kim became the first Korean American elected to the Senate, defeating Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw. The seat opened when Bob Menendez resigned this year after his federal conviction on bribery charges.U.S. election 2024: Bernie Sanders wins senate re-election, warns foundation of democracy at stake
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