The GOP won control of the Senate Tuesday, flipping two seats on their way to an early 51 to 46 majority with several races yet to be called.
Republicans scored upsets as Jim Justice claimed Democrat Joe Manchin’s West Virginia seat while Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno defeated longtime Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio.
Democrats entered Election Day with a two-seat majority but faced a tough map, defending seats in two Trump-won states and in six tight races, while having only two Republican-held seats considered possible pickups.
Senate Republicans fended off challenges in Nebraska and Texas, where independent Dan Osborn threatened Sen. Deb Fischer and Rep. Colin Allred, a former NFL linebacker, trailed Sen. Ted Cruz by just a few points late in the race.
