Midterm elections: Democrats hold Senate; GOP gaining House

      The final results for the 2022 Midterm Election are lagging, but it is clear that the anticipated “Red Wave” of Republican wins did not materialize.

      Instead, as of Nov. 15, Democrats retained their Senate majority with 50 senators, with the possibility of reaching 51 with a runoff in Georgia on Dec. 6.

      Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock will face Republican challenger Herschel Walker again because under Georgia law, if no candidate reaches 50% in the Senate election, there must be a runoff contest to declare the winner.

      With vote tabulation continuing a week after the elections, Republicans were edging very close to winning the House, with 217 seats won for the GOP. A total of 218 are needed to attain the majority.

      As of Nov. 15, Democrats had won 204 House seats, and in 14 races the winner had yet to be determined.

      Meanwhile, the current Continuing Resolution funding the government expires on Dec. 16. The lame duck Congress will be voting on the fiscal 2023 federal budget, defense authorization and possibly on raising the debt ceiling before the new Congress convenes in January.

Midterm elections: Democrats hold Senate; GOP gaining House

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