Midterm elections are often considered a referendum on the party in power. But rarely does one party hold both the House and Senate in addition to the presidency.APP users click here for election results | Balance of PowerHere are the key races to watch, in order of poll closing time:Indiana Senate (7 p.m. EST)Georgia Governor (7 p.m. EST)West Virginia Senate (7:30 p.m. EST)Florida Senate (8 p.m. EST)Missouri Senate (8 p.m. EST)Tennessee Senate (8 p.m. EST)Wisconsin Governor (9 p.m. EST)Arizona Senate (9 p.m. EST)North Dakota Senate (9 p.m. EST)Texas Senate (9 p.m. EST)Montana Senate (10 p.m. EST)Nevada Senate (10 p.m. EST)____INDIANARepublican businessman Mike Braun has defeated incumbent Joe Donnelly for Indiana's U.S. Senate seat.PGRpdiBpZD0iYXBfd2lkZ2V0X2NvbnRhaW5lcl8yN2Q2ZDQxNjAzZDBhYmVlOGIwZTZiZjJlYjU5NTBkYiI+PC9kaXY+CjxzY3JpcHQgaWQ9InNjcmlwdF93Z3RfMjdkNmQ0MTYwM2QwYWJlZThiMGU2YmYyZWI1OTUwZGIiIHNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly9kaWdpdGFsc2VydmljZXMuYXAub3JnL3dpZGdldC1jb250ZW50LzI3ZDZkNDE2MDNkMGFiZWU4YjBlNmJmMmViNTk1MGRiIj48L3NjcmlwdD4=___GEORGIA GOVERNORStacey Abrams, a Yale-educated lawyer who served a decade in the Georgia Legislature, would be the first black female governor in American history. She's sought the post as an unapologetic liberal trying to draw new voters to the polls and prove that Georgia's growth and diversity make it a legitimate two-party battleground.She touts her experience working with Republicans as a state legislative leader, but she doesn't back down on her promises to expand Medicaid insurance, prioritize public education and push for tighter gun restrictions.Brian Kemp is a staunch conservative who has embraced Trump and the administration's hard-line on immigration. He wields guns in his ads and lambastes Abrams as a tool of "socialists" and "billionaires" who "want to turn Georgia into California."Both candidates have taken to describing the race as a battle for "the soul of our state."Polls closed at 7 p.m. EST.PGRpdiBpZD0iYXBfd2lkZ2V0X2NvbnRhaW5lcl9hZDdiMmYyYTFhZmEzMTVlNzVmNTRiYTZiM2YzYmM4NCI+PC9kaXY+CjxzY3JpcHQgaWQ9InNjcmlwdF93Z3RfYWQ3YjJmMmExYWZhMzE1ZTc1ZjU0YmE2YjNmM2JjODQiIHNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly9kaWdpdGFsc2VydmljZXMuYXAub3JnL3dpZGdldC1jb250ZW50L2FkN2IyZjJhMWFmYTMxNWU3NWY1NGJhNmIzZjNiYzg0Ij48L3NjcmlwdD4=___WEST VIRGINIADemocratic Sen. Joe Manchin won a second full Senate term representing a state that supported Trump by a whopping 42 percentage points in 2016. His opponent was Patrick Morrisey, a two-term state attorney general and staunch Trump supporter.Manchin has made maintaining health care protections for pre-existing conditions a major focus of his campaign and has hit Morrisey for joining a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. He was the only Democrat to have voted for Kavanaugh. He also voted for Trump's first Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch.___FLORIDADemocratic Sen. Bill Nelson is seeking a fourth term in the race against Republican Gov. Rick Scott. Scott has spent millions of dollars out of his personal fortune to help fund his campaign. He has said that he would work to cut taxes and regulation if sent to Washington. The race is reportedly headed for a recount because it's so close. 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Bob Corker, a Republican who has frequently clashed with Trump.___WISCONSIN GOVERNORDemocrat Tony Evers has defeated two-term Gov. Scott Walker in the Wisconsin governor's race, The Associated Press has reported.At 1:30 a.m. CT, with 99 percent of the vote in, Evers was leading Walker by 29,050 votes.The city of Milwaukee's 47,000 absentee ballots were uploaded early Wednesday morning, and 38,000 went to Evers and 7,000 went to Walker."We are preparing for the likelihood of a recount," Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch said early Wednesday.PGRpdiBpZD0iYXBfd2lkZ2V0X2NvbnRhaW5lcl8zMjcwMTZiNWQ0M2U3ZmFjYjM1ODJhYzQxYzFkN2U2YSI+PC9kaXY+CjxzY3JpcHQgaWQ9InNjcmlwdF93Z3RfMzI3MDE2YjVkNDNlN2ZhY2IzNTgyYWM0MWMxZDdlNmEiIHNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly9kaWdpdGFsc2VydmljZXMuYXAub3JnL3dpZGdldC1jb250ZW50LzMyNzAxNmI1ZDQzZTdmYWNiMzU4MmFjNDFjMWQ3ZTZhIj48L3NjcmlwdD4=___ARIZONADemocrats have high hopes for flipping this Senate seat in Arizona, where Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema is running against Republican Rep. Martha McSally. The race was so close Tuesday night, that election officials said a winner would not be known until Wednesday or later. McSally is a former Air Force fighter pilot who represents a moderate district based in Tucson. Sinema represents a district based in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe and is a former Green Party activist who transformed herself into a centrist Democrat. Polls closed at 9 p.m. EST.___NORTH DAKOTADemocratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp lost her bid for another term in the U.S. Senate to Republican challenger Kevin Cramer.___TEXASRepublican Sen. Ted Cruz has won a second term against Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke, a rising star in the Democratic Party who has shattered Senate campaign fundraising records despite shunning donations from outside political groups.___MONTANADemocratic Sen. Jon Tester won a third term against Republican Matt Rosendale, Montana's auditor. PGRpdiBpZD0iYXBfd2lkZ2V0X2NvbnRhaW5lcl9mYjIyMTU3OTRlNGM2MWRiZTU2MzAxYjgyZmY2YjU1YSI+PC9kaXY+CjxzY3JpcHQgaWQ9InNjcmlwdF93Z3RfZmIyMjE1Nzk0ZTRjNjFkYmU1NjMwMWI4MmZmNmI1NWEiIHNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly9kaWdpdGFsc2VydmljZXMuYXAub3JnL3dpZGdldC1jb250ZW50L2ZiMjIxNTc5NGU0YzYxZGJlNTYzMDFiODJmZjZiNTVhIj48L3NjcmlwdD4=___NEVADADemocratic Rep. Jacky Rosen of Nevada has been elected to the U.S. Senate, ousting Republican incumbent Dean Heller, The Associated Press has reported.Rosen, who's currently serving in Nevada's 3rd Congressional District, was an upset in the one true battleground Senate seat held by a Republican incumbent.Heller had served in the U.S. Senate since 2011.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
WASHINGTON — Midterm elections are often considered a referendum on the party in power. But rarely does one party hold both the House and Senate in addition to the presidency.
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Here are the key races to watch, in order of poll closing time:
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Republican businessman Mike Braun has defeated incumbent Joe Donnelly for Indiana's U.S. Senate seat.
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Stacey Abrams, a Yale-educated lawyer who served a decade in the Georgia Legislature, would be the first black female governor in American history. She's sought the post as an unapologetic liberal trying to draw new voters to the polls and prove that Georgia's growth and diversity make it a legitimate two-party battleground.
She touts her experience working with Republicans as a state legislative leader, but she doesn't back down on her promises to expand Medicaid insurance, prioritize public education and push for tighter gun restrictions.
Brian Kemp is a staunch conservative who has embraced Trump and the administration's hard-line on immigration. He wields guns in his ads and lambastes Abrams as a tool of "socialists" and "billionaires" who "want to turn Georgia into California."
Both candidates have taken to describing the race as a battle for "the soul of our state."
Polls closed at 7 p.m. EST.
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Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin won a second full Senate term representing a state that supported Trump by a whopping 42 percentage points in 2016. His opponent was Patrick Morrisey, a two-term state attorney general and staunch Trump supporter.
Manchin has made maintaining health care protections for pre-existing conditions a major focus of his campaign and has hit Morrisey for joining a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. He was the only Democrat to have voted for Kavanaugh. He also voted for Trump's first Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch.
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Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson is seeking a fourth term in the race against Republican Gov. Rick Scott. Scott has spent millions of dollars out of his personal fortune to help fund his campaign. He has said that he would work to cut taxes and regulation if sent to Washington. The race is reportedly headed for a recount because it's so close.
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(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill lost to state Attorney General Josh Hawley. Trump won Missouri by nearly 19 percentage points, and the state has shifted from a battleground to strongly Republican in recently elections.
Trump traveled several times to Missouri to campaign for Hawley, repeatedly describing the state's 38-year-old attorney general as a "star."
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Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn has won Tennessee's Senate seat against former two-term Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen.
Blackburn will be the state's first female senator. She has served eight terms in the House and is viewed as one of the more conservative members of that chamber.
The two ran to replace retiring Sen. Bob Corker, a Republican who has frequently clashed with Trump.
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Democrat Tony Evers has defeated two-term Gov. Scott Walker in the Wisconsin governor's race, The Associated Press has reported.
At 1:30 a.m. CT, with 99 percent of the vote in, Evers was leading Walker by 29,050 votes.
The city of Milwaukee's 47,000 absentee ballots were uploaded early Wednesday morning, and 38,000 went to Evers and 7,000 went to Walker.
"We are preparing for the likelihood of a recount," Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch said early Wednesday.
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Democrats have high hopes for flipping this Senate seat in Arizona, where Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema is running against Republican Rep. Martha McSally. The race was so close Tuesday night, that election officials said a winner would not be known until Wednesday or later.
McSally is a former Air Force fighter pilot who represents a moderate district based in Tucson. Sinema represents a district based in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe and is a former Green Party activist who transformed herself into a centrist Democrat.
Polls closed at 9 p.m. EST.
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(AP Photo/Bruce Crummy, File)
Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp lost her bid for another term in the U.S. Senate to Republican challenger Kevin Cramer.
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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has won a second term against Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke, a rising star in the Democratic Party who has shattered Senate campaign fundraising records despite shunning donations from outside political groups.
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Democratic Sen. Jon Tester won a third term against Republican Matt Rosendale, Montana's auditor.
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Democratic Rep. Jacky Rosen of Nevada has been elected to the U.S. Senate, ousting Republican incumbent Dean Heller, The Associated Press has reported.
Rosen, who's currently serving in Nevada's 3rd Congressional District, was an upset in the one true battleground Senate seat held by a Republican incumbent.
Heller had served in the U.S. Senate since 2011.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
