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Democrats Win Senate Seats In North Carolina And South Carolina, Roy Cooper And Annie Andrews
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Democrats flipped the North Carolina Senate seat from Republicans. Annie Andrews defeated Darline Graham to win South Carolina's Senate seat.
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Midterms flip Senate
Democrats won two Senate seats previously held by Republicans in North Carolina and South Carolina, with Roy Cooper and Annie Andrews taking the seats in projections reported by the Associated Press.
Democrats “regain both chambers of Congress,” and the outcome was linked to voters’ concerns about the economy, high prices, and the war in Iran.
CBS News projected that Democrats picked up the four seats needed to gain control of the Senate, while it said Republicans were defending a 53-47 majority in the Senate.
The CBS News live results also placed Texas and Kansas at the center of the shift, with it projecting James Talarico’s win in Texas and Adam Hamilton’s win in Kansas.
In a concession speech at a watch party in Columbia, South Carolina, Republican Sen. Darlene Graham said it had been a “very difficult few months” and tied that to the death of her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham.
Trump, Jeffries, and rivals
Hakeem Jeffries told supporters, “We will hold accountable those who have inflicted unprecedented corruption on this country,” after projections showed Democrats taking control of both chambers.
Donald Trump responded to early defeats by writing on Truth Social that he was not personally a candidate and that an election with his name on the ballot would, in his view, have produced a landslide victory.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gave a short concession speech saying he would be “praying” for Democrat James Talarico “if he will do good for Texas and this nation.”
Trump also wrote, “I wasn’t on the ballot, and if I had been, we would have won decisively,” as it described a referendum on his leadership.
In South Carolina, Republican Sen. Darlene Graham said, “I lost my dear brother Lindsey and one of our South Carolina's greatest leaders in July,” as she spoke after her defeat.
What changes next
The BBC said the Democrats’ wins would “challenge Donald Trump in the second half of his presidency,” after it described the election as a referendum on his leadership. France 24 said Democrats were on Tuesday evening close to taking back control of both chambers, and it listed Senate flips in Texas, Kansas, Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Le Devoir said the House takeover would allow Democrats to chair parliamentary committees, convene hearings, and promote investigations into the Trump Administration.
Le Devoir also warned that if both chambers fall into Democratic hands, “a legislative and budgetary deadlock looms,” while it said Trump could still continue to govern by decree. L’Express said Democrats were on track to win the majority in both chambers, and it added that the House has 435 seats up for grabs while the Senate outcome would determine the margin of maneuver available to Trump in the final two years of his term.