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By early Wednesday, Republicans had flipped six Democratic House seats, Edison Research projected, one more than the minimum they need to take over the chamber. But Republican hopes for a "red wave" of victories faded as Democrats showed surprising resilience in several key races. Pelosi said in a statement, "It is clear that House Democratic members and candidates are strongly outperforming expectations around the country." But television host and heart surgeon Mehmet Oz failed to win his Pennsylvania Senate race. In Pennsylvania, Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano, who sought to overturn the state's election results after Trump lost, was defeated by Democrat Josh Shapiro.

☆ Analysis: Four takeaways from the U.S. midterm elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( James Oliphant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/5] Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is showered with confetti as he celebrates onstage with his wife Casey and family during his 2022 U.S. midterm elections night party in Tampa, Florida, November 8, 2022. Oz, the TV physician who was Trump's hand-picked candidate for the race, had questioned his fitness for office. During Fetterman's campaign, he made much of visiting the state's rural regions with talk of creating working-class jobs. Meanwhile, a race in the state’s 10th district, situated even closer to Washington, ended with incumbent Democrat Jennifer Wexton keeping her seat. The win moved Republicans closer to the five seats they needed to take over the House.

In the House of Representatives, Republicans remained favored to win a majority that would allow them to halt Biden's legislative agenda. By early Wednesday, the party had flipped six Democratic House seats, Edison Research projected, one more than the minimum they need to take over the chamber. But Republican hopes for a "red wave" of victories faded as Democrats showed surprising resilience in several key races. The Democratic speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, said in a statement, "It is clear that House Democratic members and candidates are strongly outperforming expectations around the country." Voter anger over the Supreme Court's June decision to overturn the nationwide right to abortion helped Democrats to curb their losses.

SummarySummary Companies Key House, Senate races still too close to callRepublican-controlled Congress would stymie Biden agendaPHOENIX, Ariz./BIRMINGHAM, Mich., Nov 8 (Reuters) - Control of Congress was up for grabs after Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections with many of the most competitive races uncalled, leaving it unclear whether Republicans would seize control from President Joe Biden's Democrats. In the House of Representatives, Republicans had been favored to win a majority that would allow them to halt Biden's legislative agenda. By early Wednesday, the party had flipped four Democratic House seats, Edison Research projected, one short of the number they need to take over the chamber. The Georgia Senate race could end up in a Dec. 6 runoff, possibly with Senate control at stake. Democrats currently control the 50-50 Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris able to break any ties.

The barrage helped Oz climb back into a race that Fetterman had led all summer — by double digits, according to at least two polls. Fetterman, whose speech and auditory processing were affected by his stroke, agreed to only one debate, on Oct. 25. His struggles were apparent, stoking alarm the next day among Democrats who worried the performance would scare away voters. Mehmet Oz takes part in a forum for Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidates in Camp Hill, Pa. on Apr. “My wife wants some vegetables for crudité,” Oz said, picking out broccoli, asparagus, carrots, guacamole and salsa for the platter of raw vegetables and dips.

NBC News is tracking the votes remaining in states with key Senate races on election night. Use this page to see which counties in key states have the most ballots yet to be counted, along with which party is currently leading in that county. GeorgiaIn Georgia, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is in a competitive race against Republican challenger Herschel Walker. John Fetterman is in a close race against Republican Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania. The race is too close to call.

☆ Senate Control Up for Grabs With Key Races Too Close to Call
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Siobhan Hughes | Lindsay Wise | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON—The Republican path to control of the Senate narrowed early Wednesday with Democrat John Fetterman ’s victory over physician and television personality Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania, the first Senate seat flipped by either party. Republicans had poured $85 million into general-election ads for the Pennsylvania contest to try to hold a seat left open by retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey . Democrats spent $111 million, according to AdImpact, a political ad tracking firm.

Democrat Josh Shapiro defeated far-right Republican Doug Mastriano in the Pennsylvania governor’s race on Tuesday, NBC News projected, providing Democrats with a significant victory in a contest where oversight of the 2024 election and abortion rights took center stage. ET, Shapiro held a lead of more than 13 points over Mastriano. Speaking to reporters on his campaign bus last week, Shapiro said Mastriano “is by far the most extreme and dangerous person to ever run for public office in Pennsylvania. Mastriano said his position on abortion was irrelevant because abortion laws are ultimately up to the state Legislature. Elected to the state Senate in 2019, Mastriano rose to prominence after the 2020 election when Trump sought allies in state Legislatures to help him reverse his loss.

☆ Vance, Oz and Trump’s &89 Million Debt to McConnell
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The election results arrived too late for our deadline on Tuesday, we regret to say, though you can check OpinionJournal.com for our online coverage overnight. But one thing we can say even before all the votes are counted: If Republicans J.D. Vance and Mehmet Oz win their Senate races in Ohio and Pennsylvania, respectively, they’ll owe their biggest debt to Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell . Donald Trump’s endorsement helped both win their GOP primaries, but then the two struggled to raise money for the general election as they trailed their opponents in the polls. Mr. Trump will crow if both candidates win Tuesday, but the man who saved the day is the Senate leader he calls the “Old Crow.”

☆ Midterm elections live updates: Pennsylvania races, New Hampshire Senate race too early to call
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Brandy Zadrozny | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil-Kapur-Headshot.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +109 min

Share this -Link copiedWisconsin Senate and governor's races too early to call It is too early to call the Senate and gubernatorial races in Wisconsin, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedNew Hampshire Senate race too early to call The Senate race in New Hampshire is too early to call, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedPennsylvania Senate and governor races are too early to call After polls closed at 8 p.m. While Maricopa County election officials initially categorized the problem as a “hiccup,” it took hours before a solution was identified early Tuesday afternoon. In Columbus County, election officials allegedly were harassed by an “observer following one-stop workers” and photographing or filming the workers, it said.

While Maricopa County election officials initially categorized the problem as a “hiccup,” it took hours before a solution was identified early Tuesday afternoon. According to the poll, 46% of voters said their family’s financial situation is worse than it was two years ago. Civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP, filed a similar complaint Friday against state election officials. The app and portal had been down for part of the morning and the state's election hotline also briefly experienced issues. In Columbus County, election officials allegedly were harassed by an “observer following one-stop workers” and photographing or filming the workers, it said.

☆ Photos show disappointment, shock at Republican election night events as 'red wave' never appears
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Photos show disappointed Republicans when the expected election night "red wave" never arrived. In one battleground state, Georgia's open Senate seat is still pending as it heads to a runoff. Photos from Republican election night events across the US show widespread disappointment as candidates and their constituents awaited a "red wave" that never came. Another major setback for Republicans Tuesday night came when Democratic candidate John Fetterman won Pennsylvania's open Senate seat against Dr. Mehmet Oz, his Republican opponent. So far, Democrats have picked up one seat in the Senate, leaving the power balance at 49-48 in favor of the Republicans.

☆ Live updates — Midterm elections: Several key races are still too close to call, leaving control of U.S. Senate, House up in the air
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Dan Mangan Spencer Kimball Christina Wilkie | Dan Mangan | Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Control of the U.S. House and Senate was still up in the air Wednesday morning, as states across the country tallied votes in neck-and-neck midterm election races. A set of close contests will determine whether Democrats keep their slim majorities in the House and Senate, or if Republicans will seize control of one or both chambers of the legislature. Critical Senate races in Georgia, Wisconsin, Nevada and Arizona were still unresolved, according to NBC News. Millions of Americans also cast their votes in key races for governor, secretary of state and other offices down the ballot. Visit NBC News for the latest Governor, Senate and House midterm elections results.

☆ Mehmet Oz is underperforming Trump in some of Pennsylvania in early returns
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mehmet Oz is underperforming Trump in some rural Pennsylvania counties. The closely-watched Senate race could very well decide the Senate majority. In Bedford County, a rural county near the Maryland border, Oz received 80.7% of the vote compared to Lt. Gov. If Oz struggles across rural Pennsylvania, he'll have to make up his margin elsewhere. Follow Insider for live results from the Pennsylvania Senate race and other major contests.

☆ Trump's favorite candidates disappoint on Election Day, raising questions about his 2024 pitch
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Christina Wilkie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

At huge rallies over the weekend, Trump read off a list of Republican candidates while honing a speech that sounded like his own 2024 presidential campaign stump speech. The message was clear: Trump was the leader of the Republican Party, and the party would have Trump to thank for its expected victories on Election Day. But as returns began to come in Tuesday evening, the Republican rout driven by Trump's chosen candidates never materialized. Ohio Republican Senate hopeful J.D. In North Carolina, Trump-backed Republican Senate candidate Ted Budd defeated Democrat Cheri Beasley, NBC projected.

☆ Democrat John Fetterman defeats Trump-backed GOP rival Dr. Mehmet Oz in pivotal Pennsylvania Senate race, NBC News projects
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman speaks during a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, August 12, 2022. John Fetterman will defeat Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz in a pivotal Senate race that could prove a decisive blow in the battle for control of the upper chamber of Congress, NBC News projects. With 90% of the vote counted, Fetterman led Oz 49.4% to 48.1%, a margin of about 66,000 votes, according to NBC. Fetterman will succeed retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey, moving a Republican-held Senate seat into Democratic hands. Senator from Pennsylvania," Fetterman tweeted early Wednesday morning.

☆ Analysis: Abortion, Trump dashed Republican hopes for 'red wave'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( James Oliphant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

They wanted to protect abortion rights and stop candidates beholden to Republican former president Donald Trump. That surprised Democratic Party strategists and pollsters, who had expected inflation would trump everything, including concerns about the loss of abortion rights. Michigan voters approved a ballot issue that gave abortion state constitutional protection and re-elected Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who had vowed to “fight like hell” to protect abortion rights. Sydney Wright, an 18-year-old student at the University of Nevada, Reno, said she counts herself as a conservative but voted Democratic because of abortion. THE TRUMP FACTORLike Wright, Nyasha Riley, 37, a registered Republican in Phoenix, voted for Democrats because of abortion rights and Trump.

☆ Mehmet Oz, Tim Michels, Don Bolduc offer quick concessions as some pro-Trump election deniers avoid stoking new fears about results
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"This morning I called John Fetterman and congratulated him," Dr. Mehmet Oz said in a Wednesday statement announcing his concession. Oz was just one of the hundreds of pro-Trump candidates that raised doubts about the 2020 election. Legally speaking, concessions hold no weight, as elections are not over until results have been canvassed and certified which can take weeks. Trump's refusal to concede the 2020 presidential election reminded Americans that admitting defeat is not just a sign of basic grace and decency. It is worth noting that before Trump candidates from both parties readily conceded races.

☆ Shares of Truth Social merger partner fall after Trump's candidates underwhelm in midterm elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This photo illustration shows an image of former President Donald Trump next to a phone screen that is displaying the Truth Social app, in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2022. Shares of the blank check company set to take Trump Media and its Truth Social platform public fell sharply Wednesday after candidates endorsed by the former president disappointed in high-profile midterm election races. Another presidential run could drive traffic to Trump's Truth Social platform, as the ex-president has agreed to post exclusively on the social media platform for eight hours before posting it anywhere else. DWAC has been working to secure enough shareholder support to extend the deadline for the merger with Trump Media until Sept. 2023, with the vote being pushed back multiple times. The merger also faces a criminal probe into possible securities violations over discussions that took place between DWAC and Trump Media prior to the deal announcement.

☆ Democrats say they have won control of Pennsylvania's state House for first time in more than a decade
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Democrats claim they have won a majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. If confirmed, it would be the first time Democrats have won a majority in the chamber since 2008. State Rep. Joanna McClinton is set to be the first woman and first Black speaker of the House. "Pennsylvania voters overwhelmingly rejected hatred," state Rep. Joanna McClinton, a Democrat from Philadelphia, said at a press conference Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia. It would be the first time Democrats have won control of the chamber since 2008 and only the second time since 1995.

☆ Republicans are blaming Trump after the GOP's midterm 'red wave' failed to materialise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Republican analysts blamed Trump for the GOP's disappointing midterm results. The former president had endorsed hundreds of candidates in the midterm elections as he sought to cement his control over the party. In a CNN interview, former Trump aide Alyssa Farah Griffin blamed the failures on the poor quality of the candidates Trump championed. Liam Donovan, a former aide to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, also laid the blame at the feet of the former president. He is considered Trump's leading rival for the 2024 GOP nomination, and Trump had attacked him in interviews on the eve of the midterms.

☆ Trump's one-time White House chief of staff says the former president 'is not doing very well' on the midterms, and that Ron DeSantis could beat him in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis defeated Democrat Charlie Crist on Tuesday. Former Trump White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told CBS News that "DeSantis wins tonight." Ron DeSantis has come out on top. "Between being Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis tonight, you want to be Ron DeSantis," Mulvaney told CBS News, NBC reported. He told CNN in July that Trump is the "only mainstream Republican" who could lose the White House in 2024.

☆ Watch: John Fetterman projected to beat Mehmet Oz in US Senate race
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ John Fetterman wins Senate race in Pennsylvania, NBC News projects
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailJohn Fetterman wins Senate race in Pennsylvania, NBC News projectsDemocrat John Fetterman has won the Senate race in Pennsylvania, beating GOP candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz, according to NBC News projections.

☆ Trump midterm results-night party at Mar-a-Lago fell flat as candidates he endorsed fell short of victory
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump was planning on taking credit for a GOP "red wave" at a Mar-a-Lago party. But several of his endorsees fell short and the party fell flat, reports say. A slew of candidates Trump had endorsed fell short, most prominently Mehmet Oz, who was beaten by Democrat John Fetterman in the Pennsylvania Senate race, damaging GOP hopes of winning control of the upper chamber. There was better news for Trump in Ohio, where his endorsed candidate, JD Vance, held the state's senate seat for the GOP. Trump has endorsed around 300 candidates in the midterms, many of whom embrace his bogus election fraud claims.

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