In US Midterm elections, Democrats have secured 51 seats in the United States Senate, taking control of the upper house of the Congress, following a series of victories in the latest elections.
The Democratic Party registered significant gains in several traditionally Republican states. In South Carolina, Democratic candidate and doctor Annie Andrews defeated Republican Darline Graham to win a Senate seat.
The state had not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1998. In neighbouring North Carolina, former Governor and Democratic candidate Roy Cooper defeated Republican Michael Whatley, securing another Senate seat for his party.
In Texas, Democratic candidate and seminarian James Talarico defeated State Attorney General Ken Paxton. This marks a significant development in a state where Democrats have not won a statewide election since 1994.
Meanwhile, in Ohio, Democrat Sherrod Brown defeated incumbent Republican Senator Jon Husted. In Kansas, Democratic pastor Adam Hamilton also defeated sitting Republican Senator Roger Marshall.
Reacting to the election results, US President Donald Trump said the Republican Party would have secured a landslide victory had he been on the ballot.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he was not a candidate in the election and claimed that his presence on the ballot would have changed the outcome.
Polling was held for all 435 seats in the US House of Representatives, 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate, and 36 governorships.
The Democratic victory is expected to have a significant impact on the remaining term of President Donald Trump, particularly on the functioning of the US Congress and the legislative agenda of his administration.
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