Republicans didn’t see a ‘red wave’ as control of both chambers of Congress remains up for grabs
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an Election Night event at Mar-a-Lago on November 08, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida.
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Ballots are still being tabulated from Tuesday’s midterm elections leaving which party controls either chamber of Congress uncertain, but one thing is clear: The Republican “red wave” did not materialize.
Venture capitalist J.D. Vance scored an early win for Republicans, retaining Ohio’s vacated U.S. Senate seat for the GOP by beating U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan. But Democrats saw critical wins in Pennsylvania where Lt. Gov. John Fetterman flipped a U.S. Senate seat blue by defeating TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz. Pennsylvania’s Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro won the governorship, beating state Sen. Doug Mastriano who attended the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
Unlike the 2020 election, Pennsylvania was not among the last to be called, but several other critical races remain undetermined Wednesday morning. Senate races in Nevada and Arizona are still too close to call, with Georgia’s U.S. Senate race looking likely to go into a December run-off. Neither party has claimed control of the U.S. House with several seats left uncalled. Republicans are still more likely to take control of the House majority, but it won’t be with the margins they had hoped.
“Definitely not a Republican wave, that is for darn sure,” said Republican…
