Democrats projected to sweep both chambers, flipping a Republican stronghold [U.S. Midterm Elections]

[Financial News] In the U.S. midterm elections held on the 3rd (local time), the opposition Democratic Party is projected to win majorities in both the House and Senate. Local media and election research organizations said there had been numerous upsets, with Democratic candidates winning in Republican “strongholds.”
U.S. NBC News called both chambers for the Democrats during its election-night coverage. NBC projected that Democrats would win four of the seven Senate battleground states, including Ohio, Texas, Kansas and Iowa. The network said Democrats were also leading in Maine and Michigan, two of the three remaining states. Vote counting in Alaska, the last remaining state, had not yet begun.
NBC had earlier projected that Democrats would secure at least 252 seats in the House, well above the 218 needed for a majority.
As of 11:50 p.m. that day, CNN in the U.S. reported that Democrats and Republicans had secured 178 and 106 House seats, respectively. In the Senate, Democrats had won 51 seats, giving them a majority, while Republicans had won 39.
If Democrats win votes as local media have projected, they will flip both chambers simultaneously in a midterm election for the first time in 20 years, since 2006, during George W. Bush’s administration.
Democrats also won many races in areas where Republicans had been favored. Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and Kansas had traditionally been Republican strongholds. It is the first time in 38 years that Democrats have won a Senate seat in Texas, and the first time in 28 years that South Carolina has elected a Democratic senator.
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