Republicans wrested control of the U.S. Senate from Democrats in Tuesday's vote, ensuring President-elect Donald Trump will control at least one chamber of Congress next year. Republicans have added to their slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, but control of the lower chamber remained unclear with dozens of races not yet called.
Earlier, Donald Trump prevailed in five of the seven battleground states to push him past the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency and was leading in the remaining two, Arizona and Nevada, where votes were still being tallied. Trump was also on track to become the first Republican presidential candidate to win the popular vote since George W. Bush two decades ago.
However, the people of the United States are still awaiting the results in many seats, which are too close to call. As the answer to the question 'who controls the House in 2024' remains unanswered fully, here are the races that are yet to announce a winner:
Arizona Senate: Ruben Gallego (D) vs Kari Lake (R)
Democrat Ruben Gallego and Republican Kari Lake are locked in a Senate race. Ruben Gallego is an Iraq War veteran while television news anchor-turned Republican Kari Lake is a staunch Trump supporter. With thousands of votes left to count, Gallego is still leading his celebrity opponent by a comfortable margin. Gallego is on track to become the first Latino U.S. senator from Arizona, having claimed 50% of the votes counted so far. However, there is still hope for Lake as about 31% of the total polled votes are yet to be counted.
Arizona Congressional District 1: Amish Shah (D) vs David Schweikert (R)
US media reports said both candidates led in the course of counting. A doctor by profession, Shah is currently trailing having got 48.6% of the total votes counted so far while Schweikert, who has represented Arizona in D.C. since 2011 got 51.4% votes. More than 30% of votes polled are yet to be counted, making it a race too early to call.
Arizona Congressional District 2: Jonathan Nez (D) vs Eli Crane (R)
Incumbent Crane is ahead after 70% counting is completed. A former sniper in the US military seems to be on course to defeat his opponent, who reportedly became the first Native American candidate from Arizona to advance past the primary in a congressional race.
Arizona Congressional District 6: Kirsten Engel (D) vs Juan Ciscomani (R)
Democrat Kirsten Engel is giving incumbent Juan Ciscomani a run for his money, trends show. In a close fight, the Republican is narrowly ahead after the two received 49.1% and 48.6% of the total counted votes. More than 34% of the total polled votes remain to be counted, AZcentral.com said in a report.