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THE balance of power in the next U.S. Congress is still undecided as of late Thursday night, two days after the 2022 midterm elections.The balance of power in the next U.S. Congress is still undecided as of late Thursday night, two days after the 2022 midterm elections.
Senate races in the states of Arizona and Nevada has yet to be called while Georgia’s contest was heading to a runoff next month.
With the three races still undetermined, CNN had projected Republicans to have at least 49 seats in the 100-member Senate in the next two years while Democrats would control at least 48 others.
Meanwhile, in the 435-seat House races, Republicans were projected to have won 211 versus 197 for Democrats, with more than two dozen races still too early to call, CNN projected.
In the 435 House races, Republicans were projected to have won 211 versus 197 for Democrats with more than two dozen races still too early to call.
The new congress would convene for the first time on Jan. 3, 2023.
In the 2022 midterms, 36 out of 50 states and three U.S. territories elected governors. Numerous other state and local elections were also contested. (Xinhua/NAN)
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