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WASHINGTON — Democrats defied historical trends and defeated several candidates backed by former President Donald Trump to keep control of the Senate, providing enormous relief for President Joe Biden.

The battle for the House, meanwhile, remains too close to call.

The picture in the Senate became clear late Saturday after Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada narrowly defeated Republican Adam Laxalt to win re-election, putting her party over the threshold, NBC News projected Saturday.

"Thank you, Nevada!" Cortez Masto said in a tweet Saturday evening after its two most populous counties, Clark and Washoe, finished counting mail-in ballots.

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona won his re-election contest in Arizona, NBC News projected Friday evening, directing all eyes to Nevada. Both Laxalt and Masters were endorsed by Trump and promoted his false claims about the presidential race he lost.

Masto's victory means Democrats will hold the Senate regardless of the outcome of Georgia’s Dec. 6 runoff election, when Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker will face each other again after neither cleared the 50% threshold required under state law.

A Walker win would keep the Senate 50-50, where Vice President Kamala Harris casts the tie-breaking vote for Democrats.

A Warnock victory would make it 51-49, giving Democrats one extra vote in a chamber.

Republicans headed into Tuesday's election confident a "red wave" would sweep them into power in the Senate and give them a commanding majority in the House. As it became clear that neither would materialize, conservative leaders and media figures began pointing fingers and blaming each other for the surprising defeat — with Trump, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy all facing backlash.

"The old party is dead. Time to bury it. Build something new," Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley tweeted after it became clear his party had lost hope of retaking the Senate.

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (Republican) blasted former President Donald Trump Wednesday as a “drag on our ticket” after the much-predicted red wave failed to materialize in this year’s midterm elections.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/democrats-maintain-control-senate-nbc-news-projects-defeating-many-tru-rcna56677

Much expected!

The Republican Party might never get out of defeat and party structure might collapse.

The party is broken and presently split. With a Desantis and Trump camp trying to get hold of the party, the tussle will lead to party’s self destruction!

I hope Biden sends a special "thank you note" to Donald Trump.

The biggest conservative media (Fox, NYPost, e.tc) in the USA owned by billionaire Rupert Murdoch is already dragging Trump.

This news report is so biased and partisan without any effort to even hide it, the American and western news media are now sounding like NTA and FRCN.

greenermodels:
This news report is so biased and partisan without any effort to even hide it, the American and western news media are now sounding like NTA and FRCN.

Oil dey yaa head guy!

The Establishment Republicans do not want Trump again and are positioning DeSantis to be the next presidential candidate, but Trump won't go down without a fight.

saxywale2:
The Establishment Republicans do not want Trump again and are positioning DeSantis to be the next presidential candidate, but Trump won't go down without a fight.

Trump winning the Republican primary (he would if he contest) will be good news for the Democrats. Alot of his election denying MAGA in the contest won their primaries but failed statewide.

saxywale2:
The Establishment Republicans do not want Trump again and are positioning DeSantis to be the next presidential candidate, but Trump won't go down without a fight.

Republicans generally need lessons from Europe and Canada on how to tame the religious wing of their conservative party. If not they'll go extinct in few years. Losing control of the Senate after an economic downturn is shameful for them. Even the house isn't swinging the way it was expected to.

DeSantis used to be a centrist guy, but of recent he has been pandering to the religious right.

opamoses1:
I hope Biden sends a special "thank you note" to Donald Trump.

The biggest conservative media (Fox, NYPost, e.tc) in the USA owned by billionaire Rupert Murdoch is already dragging Trump.

Trump is a problem to the GOP. The only problem is how to remove him from the scene without damaging their party's chances because close to half the Republicans have idolized him.