Trump's Republicans win control of US Senate, make gains in House
Republicans win Senate, extend majority in House
Control of House of Representatives still undetermined
Delaware elects first transgender member of Congress
Updates with Michigan Senate race call
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) -Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate with victories in Montana, Ohio and West Virginia on Wednesday, ensuring Donald Trump's party will control at least one chamber of Congress next year.
Republicans were set to hold a majority of at least 52-48 in the U.S. Senate and had added three seats to their 220-212 House of Representatives majority, though with 40 of the 435 races yet uncalled, final control of the lower chamber was still unclear.
If Republicans ultimately prevail in the House, they would be in a position to dictate the agenda in Washington, helping Trump deliver on his promise to slash taxes and restrict immigration, for at least the next two years until the 2026 midterm elections.
The results also ensured Republicans in the Senate would be able to help Trump, who secured a comeback presidential election victory over Democrat Kamala Harris, appoint conservative judges and other government personnel.
Republican Tim Sheehy unseated Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Tester in Montana and Republican West Virginia Governor Jim Justice won an open Senate seat in the state shortly after polls closed, taking over the seat previously held by Joe Manchin, a Democrat-turned-independent.
In Ohio, Republican Bernie Moreno was projected to defeat third-term incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown.
Republicans stood a chance ofwidening their Senate majority further, as their candidates were leading Democratic incumbents in Pennsylvania and Nevada.
Regardless, Republicans will not secure the 60-vote majority needed to advance most legislation in the chamber.
Democratic Senators Elissa Slotkin of Michigan andTammy Baldwin of Wisconsin fendedoff Republican challengers, Edison projected on Wednesday.
A liberal Democrat, Baldwin, 62, campaigned as a champion of abortion rights and working families hurt by the inflationary impact of what she calls "corporate greed."
A former analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency, Slotkin, 48, touted her bipartisan work on national security in the administrations of former presidents George W. Bush, a Republican, and Barack Obama, a Democrat.
The Senate was set to see two Black women serving simultaneously for the first time, as Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester won in Delaware and Democrat Angela Alsobrooks won in Maryland.
HOUSE UP FOR GRABS
Republicans also won several races that could allow them to expand their 220-212 majority in the House, though the final outcome may not be known for days.
They have picked up a net four seats so far, including two inPennsylvania and one each inNorth Carolina andMichigan.
Democrats won a Republican-held seat in upstate New York and a seat in Alabama that had been redrawn to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court order to create a Black majority district.
Democrats now need to flip at least eight seats to take control of the 435-seat chamber. But their opportunities to do so were gradually diminishing, as Republican incumbents won competitive reelection races in Colorado, Iowa, New Jersey and Virginia.
In Delaware, voters made history by electing Democrat Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress.
With at least 200 seats safe for each party, the winning side will likely end up with a narrow majority that could make governing difficult. That has been evident in the past two years as Republican infighting led to failed votes and leadership turmoil and undercut the party's efforts to cut spending and tighten immigration.
Tight races in the heavily Democratic states of New York and California could determine House control, and California typically takes several days to count its ballots.
Reporting by Andy Sullivan; Editing by Scott Malone, Howard Goller, Jonathan Oatis, Deepa Babington, Alistair Bell and Cynthia Osterman
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