Republicans take over the Senate / lead in the House of Representatives
According to Mehr News Agency According to the Associated Press, the presidential election was held in the United States yesterday, and at the same time, the mid-term elections The Senate is also being held in 33 states of this country.
The American people choose not only the next president but also the majority of the members of the Congress. The presidential race is between Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate, and Donald Trump, the former president and the Republican candidate.
In this election, the president and 469 members of Congress (all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and slightly more than a third of the 100 members of the Senate) will be elected.
According to this media report, Republicans took control of the Senate by winning 51 seats.
Also, according to the Associated Press report, this party is considered to be the leader in the elections of the US House of Representatives, which is currently controlled by the Republicans.
In this election as well, the Republicans with 179 seats have overtaken the Democrats (148 seats).
Also in the presidential election, Trump is still leading with 230 votes. Harris has so far won 210 Electoral College votes.