As midterm results continue to come in, here’s the balance of power status in the House and Senate

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As midterm results continue to come in, here’s the balance of power status in the House and Senate

Updated: 9:42 PM EST Nov 10, 2022

Associated Press

Almost 48 hours after the final polls closed on Election Night, control of Congress is still yet to be determined.The battle for the Senate has come down to three races, though if Democrats pull out victories in Nevada and Arizona, Georgia’s Dec. 6 runoff could be a victory lap.Meanwhile, neither party has reached the magic number of 218 in the 435-seat U.S. House of Representatives.If the red wave that the GOP envisioned came to fruition, control of the House would probably be determined by now. But, because of strong showings by Democrats in states like Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania, the campaign for House majority has come down to a handful of races.Having said that, Republicans are inching closer to that 218-seat threshold with several key flips.Full election interactive maps PGlmcmFtZSBjbGFzcz0iYXAtZW1iZWQiIHRpdGxlPSJMaXZlIGVsZWN0aW9uIHJlc3VsdHMgdmlhIHRoZSBBc3NvY2lhdGVkIFByZXNzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwLm9yZy9lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzL2N1c3RvbWVycy9sYXlvdXRzL29yZ2FuaXphdGlvbi1sYXlvdXRzL3B1Ymxpc2hlZC82NjU5Ny83Mzc3Lmh0bWwiIHdpZHRoPSIxMDAlIiBmcmFtZWJvcmRlcj0iMCIgc2Nyb2xsaW5nPSJubyIgbWFyZ2luaGVpZ2h0PSIwIj48L2lmcmFtZT48c2NyaXB0IGRlZmVyIHNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly9pbnRlcmFjdGl2ZXMuYXAub3JnL2VsZWN0aW9uLXJlc3VsdHMvYXNzZXRzL21pY3Jvc2l0ZS9yZXNpemVDbGllbnQuanMiPjwvc2NyaXB0Pg==App users, tap here for results What’s left to be decidedControl of the HouseIn the House, Republicans were within a dozen seats of the 218 needed to take control, while Democrats kept seats in districts from Virginia to Pennsylvania to Kansas and many West Coast contests were still too early to call. In a particularly symbolic victory for the GOP, Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, the House Democratic campaign chief, lost his bid for a sixth term.Democrats did better than history suggested they would. The party in power almost always suffers losses in the president’s first midterm elections, though even if the GOP ultimately wins the House, it won’t be by a margin as large as during other midterm cycles. Democrats gained a net of 41 House seats under then-President Donald Trump in 2018, President Barack Obama saw the GOP gain 63 in 2010 and Republicans gained 54 seats during President Bill Clinton’s first midterm.Control of Congress will decide how the next two years of President Joe Biden’s term play out, and whether he is able to achieve more of his agenda or will see it blocked by a new GOP majority. Republicans are likely to launch a spate of investigations into Biden, his family and his administration if they take power, while a GOP takeover of the Senate would hobble the president’s ability to appoint judges.Video above: Cindy Axne concedes race in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District Control of the SenateEither party could secure a Senate majority with wins in both Nevada and Arizona — where the races were too early to call. But there was a strong possibility that, for the second time in two years, the Senate majority could come down to a runoff in Georgia next month, with Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker failing to earn enough votes to win outright.In the fight for Senate control, Pennsylvania was a bright spot for Democrats. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who suffered a stroke five months ago, flipped a Republican-controlled Senate seat, topping Trump-endorsed Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz.Video above: Fetterman defeats Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race as Braddock residents reactBoth Republican and Democratic incumbents maintained key Senate seats. In Wisconsin, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson prevailed over Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, while in New Hampshire, Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan beat Don Bolduc.Races we’re still watchingArizona SenateDemocratic incumbent Sen. Mark KellyRepublican Blake MastersNevada SenateDemocratic incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez MastoRepublican Adam LaxaltArizona GovernorRepublican Kari LakeDemocrat Katie HobbsColorado Third Congressional DistrictRepublican incumbent Rep. Lauren BoebertDemocrat Adam FrischCalifornia Third Congressional DistrictRepublican Kevin KileyDemocrat Kermit JonesAlaska First Congressional DistrictDemocratic incumbent Mary PeltolaRepublican Sarah PalinKey election stories How the Georgia Senate runoff will workMcCarthy’s command of GOP weakened by election failures Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after GOP’s uneven election EXCLUSIVE: State hit by largest sustained Election Day cyberattack warns ‘it’s only going to get worse’ Fetterman triumphs over Oz in Pennsylvania’s US Senate raceRecord-setting number of female governors to make history in 2023 EXPLAINER: Why did Arizona have voting slowdowns? Fact Check: Video shows Wisconsin poll worker, not ‘cheating’ in Philly Democrat Maxwell Frost becomes 1st member of Gen Z to win House seat Voters approve recreational marijuana in Maryland, Missouri Slavery rejected in some, not all, states where on ballot The Associated Press contributed to this report.