Democrats win Senate seat in North Carolina

The Democratic Party has won Senate seats in both North Carolina and Georgia, but it remains unclear whether they will succeed in taking control of the chamber from the Republicans as millions of votes from Tuesday’s midterm elections are still being counted.

In North Carolina, media projections indicated that former governor Roy Cooper easily defeated Republican candidate Michael Whatley, who was backed by President Donald Trump, securing a seat previously held by Republicans and giving Democrats one of the four seats they need for a majority.

Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, considered a potential presidential candidate in 2028, defeated Representative Mike Collins in Georgia in a race that was once seen as close but became increasingly difficult for Republicans as support for Trump declined.

By 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time (0130 GMT), U.S. media had projected winners in about 48 House races, though only a few are expected to be decisive in determining control of Congress. Democrats need to win three House seats to secure a majority.

According to polls conducted by SSRS for a consortium of U.S. media outlets, including major television networks and the Associated Press, half of voters said they saw this year’s elections as a chance to rebuke the president, and about 75 percent said they were “angry” or “dissatisfied” with the country’s direction.

Seventy percent of surveyed voters said they want Congress to impose more oversight on the president.

Democrats are favored to win the House of Representatives, while the battle for the Senate remains undecided amid tight races in several states. Millions of Americans cast ballots in elections seen as a referendum on the first two years of Trump’s second term. Trump himself urged supporters to “treat the election as if I were on the ballot.”