US elections: follow the results for the Senate

The polls for the United States midterm elections have already closed in parts of the country on Tuesday night (3). Voting continues in most of the United States. Still, the first results should be released soon.

📊 Until the last update of this report, the results for the Senate were as follows:

Democrats: 35

Republicans: 31

Awaiting result: 34

There are 35 seats up for grabs in the Senate. The remaining 65 seats will only be renewed in the 2028 elections. To obtain a majority in the House, a party needs to elect 51 senators.

Counting map for the US Senate — Photo: Associated Press

Opinion polls and projection aggregators indicate that the Democratic Party is the favorite in the Senate race. However, the race is considered close.

If the projections are confirmed, President Donald Trump's Republican Party will lose control of the House. In the 2024 elections, Republicans won 53 seats.

Unlike Brazil, the United States Congress is partially renewed every two years. When they occur in the middle of the presidential term, these elections are called midterms, or mid-term elections.

US representatives serve two-year terms, while senators serve six-year terms.

As a result, every two years, the country renews the entire Chamber of Representatives and around a third of the Senate.

This year, in addition to the 435 seats in the Chamber, 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate are up for grabs.

US House of Representatives in photo from October 20, 2023 — Photo: Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS