Latest situation in the US Senate: Tough fight between Democrats and Republicans

Following the November 3 midterm elections in the USA, the first results have begun to become clear in the races that will determine control of the Senate. According to NBC News' election map, Democrats have reached 45 seats and Republicans have reached 35 seats, while the results of 20 seats in the 100-member Senate have not yet been finalized.

The distribution in question shows the seats of senators who did not enter the election and the races whose winners were declared. Therefore, the 45-35 tally does not mean that the Senate majority has shifted to Democrats.

THE FIRST SEAT WAS TAKEN FROM THE REPUBLICANS

The most important result of election night for Democrats came in North Carolina.

Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper won the Republican-held Senate seat, defeating Republican Michael Whatley. NBC News data showed Cooper with 59.9 percent of the vote and Whatley with 38.1 percent.

Thus, Democrats started the seat change in the Senate in their favor by winning a seat held by Republicans.

In Georgia, Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff was re-elected with 59.7 percent of the vote against Republican Mike Collins. In New Hampshire, Democrat Chris Pappas beat former Republican Senator John Sununu with 58.4 percent of the vote.

In Virginia, Mark Warner retained his seat with 59 percent of the vote.

THE RACE CONTINUES IN TEXAS AND OHIO

It is noteworthy that Democratic candidates are ahead in some states controlled by Republicans.

In Texas, Democrat James Talarico is ahead of Republican Ken Paxton with 59.8 percent of the vote. Paxton's vote rate is at 38.7 percent. An estimated 51.9 percent of the votes have been counted in the state.

In the special Senate election in Ohio, Democrat Sherrod Brown has 49.9 percent of the vote and Republican Jon Husted has 45.6 percent. An estimated 55 percent of the vote count has been completed.

In Michigan, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is ahead of Republican Mike Rogers with 54.8 percent of the vote. However, the outcome of the race remains uncertain as only 15 percent of the counting has been completed in the state.

UNCERTAINTY DOMINATES IN TWO STATES

In Maine, Democrat Troy Jackson is ahead of Republican Senator Susan Collins with 52.2 percent of the vote. Collins' vote rate is 47.8 percent.

But since only 6.7 percent of the count has been completed in Maine, it remains to be seen whether the current gap will be maintained.

In Iowa, instead of Democrat Zach Wahls' party's candidacy, Democratic candidate Josh Turek is ahead of Republican Ashley Hinson with 62.1 percent of the votes. An estimated 14.3 percent of the count is complete in the state.

REPUBLICANS PROTECTED FLORIDA

In response to the gains of the Democrats, the Republicans started to get results in the states where they maintained their current seats.

In the special Senate election in Florida, Republican Ashley Moody retained her seat by defeating Democrat Angie Nixon. Republican Andy Barr in Kentucky and Shelley Moore Capito in West Virginia were also among the winners.

Thus, preliminary results showed that Democrats made progress in some critical states, while Republicans retained their seats in traditionally strong areas.

HOW MANY CHAIRS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE MAJORITY?

51 seats are needed for a majority in the US Senate. Republicans, who entered the election with 53 seats, can maintain control in the 50-50 distribution thanks to the Vice President's power to break the tie.

Democrats need to make a net gain of a total of four seats during election night to take over the majority from Republicans.

While victory in North Carolina is the first step towards this goal, the results in Texas, Ohio, Maine and other states will determine the new political balance of the Senate.