Republicans Keep the Senate In 2016 Election
Republicans crushed Democratic hopes by winning at least five of eight key races, solidifying control of the Senate. Democratic gains included Illinois and Nevada, with Catherine Cortez Masto defeating Joe Heck, while Tammy Duckworth unseated Mark Kirk. Wisconsin produced a surprise GOP win as Ron Johnson defeated Russ Feingold. Louisiana awaits a December runoff between John Kennedy and Foster Campbell.
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Senate
Illinois
Nevada
Harry Reid
New Hampshire
Tammy Duckworth
Mark Kirk
Duckworth
House
Iraq
Kirk
Catherine Cortez Masto
Joe Heck
Reid
Cortez Masto
Kelly Ayotte
Maggie Hassan
Indiana
Todd Young
Evan Bayh
GOP
Dan Coats
Bayh
North Carolina
Richard Burr
Senate Intelligence Committee
Deborah Ross
Pennsylvania
Pat Toomey
Katie McGinty
Missouri
Roy Blunt
Jason Kander
Wisconsin
Ron Johnson
Russ Feingold
Johnson
Florida
Palm Beach County
Brian Mast
Randy Perkins
Patrick Murphy
Murphy
Marco Rubio
Carlos Curbelo
Joe Garcia
Orlando
Stephanie Murphy
John Mica
St. Petersburg
Charlie Crist
Crist
David Jolly
Republicans Hold Control as House Totals Put GOP Ahead
The GOP maintained a strong lead in the House with 225 seats to Democrats 168 as early returns favored Donald Trump momentum. Analysts cautioned that a larger swing for Democrats would be needed for a takeover, while noting expected losses could stay under 10 to 20 seats depending on region.
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House of Representatives
Donald Trump
House
Congress
Barry Burden
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Elections Research Center
Hillary Clinton
Burden
Trump
Clinton
Sarah Binder
Brookings Institution
George Washington University
Binder
David Wasserman
Wasserman
Cook Political Report
Florida
Paul Ryan
Wisconsin
Ryan
South
Midwest
Reid Ribble
Green Bay Area
Mike Gallagher
Barbara Comstock
Rva
LuAnn Bennett
Bennett
Comstock
New York
John Katko
Colleen Deacon
Scott Garrett
New Jersey
Darrell Issa
California
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