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Republicans projected to assume control of United States Senate

The United States Capitol is pictured. The Republican Party is projected to assume 51 Senate seats – holding a majority for the first time since 2021. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin senior staff)

By Maggie Konecky

Nov. 6, 2024 1:09 a.m.

Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly stated that Sen. Sherrod Brown was running for a third term. In fact, he was running for a fourth term.

This post was updated Nov. 11 at 6:26 p.m.

For the first time since 2021, Republicans will control the United States Senate.

At 9:06 p.m., the Associated Press projected that Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., would win reelection – giving the Republican Party 51 seats. The result comes even though Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California, won his bid for election.

[Related: Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff wins California’s Senate seat]

Fischer’s reelection was projected after Republican Bernie Moreno was projected to defeat Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio in Brown’s bid for a fourth term. Republicans also flipped a seat in West Virginia, as Gov. Jim Justice comfortably won the race to replace retiring Sen. Joe Manchin, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats.

Republican senators won reelection in Texas, Florida and Tennessee – among other states – which aligned with polls and predictions in the weeks leading up to election night.

Although Democrats held on to seats in states including New Mexico, Virginia and Washington, they were unable to flip any Republican-held seats Tuesday night.

Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., became the first Korean American elected to the Senate in history. Democrat Angela Alsobrooks won her race in Maryland to become the state’s first Black senator and will be joined in the Senate by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., who will be Delaware’s first Black and female senator, according to PBS.

As of 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, Senate races in Arizona, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin remain uncalled by the Associated Press.

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Maggie Konecky
Konecky is a News staff writer. Konecky is a third-year transfer and a film, television and digital media student.
Konecky is a News staff writer. Konecky is a third-year transfer and a film, television and digital media student.
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