Midterm Elections Are Still Up in Air — and GOP Looks for Whom to Blame
- Democrats have an edge in Senate and Republicans in House
- Whatever the outcome, majority in both chambers will be small
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It is increasingly likely that US lawmakers will return to Washington next week without knowing who will wield majority power as both parties prepare for leadership elections and a lame-duck legislative session.
Three days after Americans voted, Republicans appear to have an edge in the House. In the Senate, Mark Kelly, the Democratic incumbent in Arizona, won the race there, according to the Associated Press, so the party needs just one more victory to keep a narrow majority.