Latest situation in the US midterm elections! Here is the distribution of seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives
According to the unofficial results announced by the AP agency, Democrats reached 240 seats.
Quick Look
- According to the unofficial results announced by the AP agency, Democrats took the majority in the House of Representatives from the Republicans.
- Democrats reached 240 seats, Republicans 147; The winner of 48 seats has not been announced yet.
- In the elections on November 3, all 435 seats of Congress in the House of Representatives and 35 of 100 seats in the Senate were voted.
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Why It Matters
In the US electoral system, all 435 members of the House of Representatives go to the polls every two years. In the 100-member Senate wing of Congress, one third of the senators elected for a 6-year term are renewed every two years.
According to the unofficial results announced by the Associated Press (AP) agency, Democrats took the majority in the House of Representatives from the Republicans while the vote counting continued in the elections.
Accordingly, Democrats have won 240 seats in the House of Representatives so far, and Republicans have won 147 seats. In the race, 31 seats held by Republicans passed to Democrats.
The winner of the remaining 48 seats in the House of Representatives has not been announced yet.
WHAT HAPPENED?
The American people went to the polls on November 3 for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate, as well as governorships and other local positions in their states.
According to the first unofficial results, Democrats took the majority from Republicans in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
In the US electoral system, all members of the 435-seat House of Representatives go to the polls every two years, once in the general election in which the US president is elected and the other in the midterm elections.
In the 100-member Senate wing of Congress, one-third of the senators are elected for a 6-year term and are renewed every two years.
Open Questions
- Who will be the winner of the remaining 48 seats?
- It is not clearly stated how many seats Democrats won in the Senate.
