The midterm elections came up in favor of the Republicans with GOP candidates winning a majority in the Senate as well as capturing and maintaining key gubernatorial races while a controversial background check initiative in Washington State was approved by voters. Senatorial races Control of the Senate swung to the Republican Party (Graphic: AP) The biggest fights of the election cycle in many cases were in the campaign for the U.S. Senate. Of the 100 senatorial seats, 36 were up for grabs this Tuesday. Entering the election, the Democrats held a slim 55 to 45 majority with Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in the driver’s seat. By Wednesday morning, it seems that the new Senate Majority Leader is likely to be Sen.
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