Vance loses in his home state; Senate battles turn Democratic - US midterm elections

In the U.S. midterm Senate election, which was counted on the 3rd, the Republican Party lost many seats in battleground states such as Texas, its stronghold. In Vice President Vance's home state of Ohio, the Republican candidate lost.

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Mr. Vance is the most right-wing candidate to succeed President Trump, but dissatisfaction with inflation and data center construction under the Trump administration is growing in his hometown. According to US media, Republican Sen. John Husted, 59, who replaced Vance, lost to former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, 73. Mr. Vance entered the country until the final stage and was eager to garner votes, but he will lose his seat, which could affect the dispute over his successor.

In Maine, five-term Republican Susan Collins, 73, is running against Democratic former state Senate President Troy Jackson, 58. According to US media, Senator Jon Ossoff (39), who is seen as one of the Democratic presidential candidates, has secured victory in the southern state of Georgia.

Democrats won Texas for the first time in 38 years. State Representative James Talarico (37) defeated Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton (63). In the midwestern state of Michigan, attention is focused on the election of Democratic Party member Abdul El-Sayed (42), a former county health director, who is seeking to become the first Muslim senator in history. Democrats won Kansas for the first time in 94 years.

In the House of Representatives election, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (37), the Democratic Party's next presidential candidate from eastern New York, is certain to win. Future developments leading up to the presidential election will also be closely watched.