css-14iz86j-BoldText {font-weight: bold;} Along with the White House, Democrats and Republicans are in a crucial race for control of Congress
In the Senate, former Democratic Governor John Hickenlooper replaced Colorado with incumbent Republican President Cory Gardner
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Trump ally Lindsey Graham were both re-elected, however
Senators serve a six-year term, and every two years one-third of the seats are awaiting re-election
This year, 35 seats out of 100 in the Senate are disputed To take control, a group needs 51
The election to Congress runs alongside the battle for the White House between Donald Trump and Joe Biden
A Democrat-controlled House and Senate would have the power to hinder a President Trump’s plans for a second term or advance a President Biden’s agenda for the first term
In the Senate, Republicans already have a 53-47 majority – meaning Democrats need an overall gain of four seats to win an outright majority
Among the Senate candidates this year were a pastor, a football coach and a former astronaut
Meanwhile, Democrats already control the House of Representatives and seek to retain it while securing a majority in the Senate
Voters are also choosing representatives in their local senates – and in Delaware, Democratic candidate Sarah McBride made history as the country’s first trans-state senator
M Hickenlooper served as governor of Colorado for two terms from 2011 to last year, and last year was the Democratic presidential candidate
At the same time, outgoing state president Republican Cory Gardner was seen as particularly vulnerable due to his allegiance to President Trump – the state voted Democratic in the last three presidential elections
Democrats have focused their campaigns on controlling the spread of Covid-19 in the United States – which has recorded the highest number of deaths and infections in the world during much of the pandemic Republicans, meanwhile, campaigned on economic issues
A Republican candidate who won a seat in Congress once promoted the far-right conspiracy theory QAnon Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene was also hailed as a « future Republican star » by President Trump earlier this year
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